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See also: Kiwi
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkiːwi/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -iːwi
Etymology 1
Noun
kiwi (countable and uncountable, plural kiwi or kiwis)
- A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.
- Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (“person from New Zealand”).
- (informal) A New Zealand dollar.
- A kiwi fruit.
- (uncountable) A green-yellow colour, like that of kiwi fruit flesh (also called kiwi green).
- kiwi:
- (military, slang) A member of the air force who does not fly.
- 1953, Air Force: Official Service Journal of the U.S. Army Air Forces:
- And as its role grew in importance, ground commanders, or kiwis as they were called, made many mistakes in judgment […]
- (slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
- 1995, “Wynona's Big Brown Beaver”, performed by Primus:
- Now Rex he was a Texan out of New Orleans and he travelled with the carnival shows
He ran bumper cars, sucked cheap cigars and he candied up his nose
He got wind of the big brown beaver so he thought he'd take himself a peek
But the beaver was quick and he grabbed him by the kiwis
And he ain't pissed for a week (and a half)
Usage notes
- When used to describe people, Kiwi is usually capitalised.
- The plural is usually kiwis; sometimes, kiwi is found as an (invariant) plural form.
Synonyms
- (flightless bird): apteryx
- (kiwi fruit): Chinese gooseberry (dated), kiwi fruit
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Translations
bird
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kiwi fruit — see kiwi fruit
See also
Etymology 2
Genericized trademark from the brand of shoe polish originating in Australia, from Maori kiwi.
Noun
kiwi (uncountable)
- (Singapore, military, slang) Any kind of black shoe polish.
Verb
kiwi (third-person singular simple present kiwis, present participle kiwiing or kiwi-ing, simple past and past participle kiwied)
Further reading
kiwi (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
kiwifruit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
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Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi m (plural kiwis)
Further reading
- “kiwi”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
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Cebuano
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ki‧wi
Noun
kiwi
- a kiwi fruit
- a kiwi; a flightless bird of the genus Apteryx
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori kiwi. The fruit is named after the bird.
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi n (indeclinable)
Danish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi c (singular definite kiwien, plural indefinite kiwier)
- kiwi (bird)
- kiwi, kiwi fruit
Inflection
Synonyms
- (kiwi fruit): kiwifrugt
Further reading
kiwi on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Kiwier on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Kiwi (frugt) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
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Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi m (plural kiwi's, diminutive kiwietje n)
- kiwi (bird of the genus Apteryx)
- kiwi plant, Actinidia deliciosa syn. Actinidia chinensis var. hispida
- kiwi fruit, kiwi
Derived terms
- kiwiplant
- zuidereilandkiwi
Further reading
kiwi on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Anagrams
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French
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi m (plural kiwis)
Further reading
- “kiwi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Galician
Noun
kiwi m (plural kiwis)
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi m (invariable)
Derived terms
- kiwi australe
- kiwi bruno
Japanese
Romanization
kiwi
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *kiu, from Proto-Oceanic *kiuk, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiuk (“cheep, peep”), probably onomatopoeic for the bird's cry.
Noun
kiwi
- kiwi (bird)
Descendants
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi m (definite singular kiwien, indefinite plural kiwier, definite plural kiwiene)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi m (definite singular kiwien, indefinite plural kiwiar, definite plural kiwiane)
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi m animal (indeclinable)
- kiwi (any ratite of the order Apterygiformes)
Noun
kiwi n (indeclinable)
- kiwi (any tree of the genus Actinidia)
- kiwi, kiwi fruit (fruit of the kiwi)
Further reading
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi m (plural kiwis)
- alternative form of quivi
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
kiwi f (plural kiwi)
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi m (plural kiwis)
Further reading
- “kiwi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
kiwi class IX (plural kiwi class X)
Swedish
Noun
kiwi c
Declension
See also
- kivi (bird)
References
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