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calamondin

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌkæləˈmɒndɪn/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small decorative evergreen citrus tree, of the hybrid Citrus × microcarpa (syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis), sometimes cultivated for its fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: calamansi, calamandarin, Philippine lemon, Philippine lime

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The fruit of this tree.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Kapampangan kalamunding.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Central Bikol: suwa — tree
  • Central Bikol: lemonsito (Naga) — tree
  • Cebuano: limonsito — tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四季橘 (sìjìjú) — tree
  • Finnish: kääpiösitrus — tree
  • French: calamondin — tree
  • Hungarian: kalamondin — tree
  • Italian: calamondino — tree
  • Japanese: カラマンシー (karamanshī) — tree
  • Kapampangan: kalamunding — tree
  • Korean: 칼라만시 (kallamansi) — tree
  • Malay: limau kasturi — tree
  • Romanian: calamondin — tree
  • Sinhalese: හින්නාරං (hinnāraṁ) — tree
  • Spanish: calamondina — tree
  • Tagalog: kalamansi — tree
  • Tagalog: kalamunding — tree
  • Vietnamese: quả tắc — tree
  • Waray-Waray: limonsito — tree
  • Arabic: كَلَمَنْسِي (kalamansī) — fruit
  • Arabic: كَلَمُنْدِين (kalamundīn) — fruit
  • Arabic: لَيْم فِلِبِينِيّ (laym filibīniyy) — fruit
  • Arabic: لَيْمُون فِلِبِينِيّ (laymūn filibīniyy) — fruit
  • Finnish: kääpiösitrus — fruit
  • German: Calamondin — fruit
  • German: Calamondin-Orange — fruit
  • Polish: kalamondyna — fruit