adj
Meaning 1
Misspelling of khaki.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, misspelling
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
kaki
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈkɑːki/
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/ˈkæki/
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homophone: khaki
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rhymes with -ɑːki
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Singapore: /ˈkɑki/
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Singapore: [ˈkaki]
noun
Meaning 2
A persimmon, specifically a Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A close friend, or group of friends with a shared common interest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Singlish
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Himantopus novae-zelandiae
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt
noun
Meaning 5
small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Japanese persimmon, Diospyros kaki
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: persimmon, persimmon tree
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 柿(カキ) (kaki).
From Malay kaki (“legs, feet, accomplices”). Unrelated to Hokkien and Teochew 家己人 (ka-kī-lâng / ga1 gi7 nang5, “one of us”).
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: caqui — persimmon
- Chinese: 柿子 (shìzi) — persimmon
- Czech: kaki — persimmon
- Esperanto: kakinoko — persimmon
- French: plaqueminier — persimmon
- French: kaki — persimmon
- German: Kaki — persimmon
- German: Kakipflaume — persimmon
- Italian: cachi — persimmon
- Japanese: 柿 (kaki) — persimmon
- Korean: 감 (gam) — persimmon
- Polish: kaki — persimmon
- Sicilian: lotu — persimmon
- Vietnamese: hồng — persimmon