kumquat
noun /ˈkʌmkwɒt/
/ˈkʌmkwɑːt/
- a fruit like a very small orange that has sweet skin that is eaten and an inner part that has a bitter sharp taste
Topics Foodc2金柑;金橘 词源late 17th cent.: from Chinese (Cantonese dialect) kam kwat ‘little orange’.