Standard Lemma guide

kumquat

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈkʌmkwɑt/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkʌmkwɒt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH1 M K W AA0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: citrus, citrus fruit, citrous fruit

3

noun

Meaning 3

any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cumquat, kumquat tree

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: citrus, citrus tree

Narrower terms: marumi, marumi kumquat, round kumquat, Fortunella japonica, nagami, nagami kumquat, oval kumquat, Fortunella margarita

History

Etymology

From Cantonese 柑橘 (gam1 gwat1) or 金橘 (gam1 gwat1, literally “golden tangerine”). Related to loquat – same second character.

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بُرْتُقَال ذَهَبِيّ (burtuqāl ḏahabiyy) — small orange fruit
  • Catalan: cumquat — small orange fruit
  • Chinese Cantonese: 柑橘 (gam1 gwat1) — small orange fruit
  • Chinese: 金棗 /金枣 (kim-tsó) — small orange fruit
  • Chinese: 金桔仔 (kim-kiat-á) — small orange fruit
  • Chinese: 桔仔 (kiat-á) — small orange fruit
  • Chinese: 金柑 (kim-kam) — small orange fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金桔 (jīnjú) — small orange fruit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金橘 (jīnjú) — small orange fruit
  • Czech: kumquat — small orange fruit
  • Czech: kumkvat — small orange fruit
  • Dutch: kumquat — small orange fruit
  • Esperanto: fortunelo — small orange fruit
  • Esperanto: kumkvato — small orange fruit
  • Finnish: kumkvatti — small orange fruit
  • French: kumquat — small orange fruit
  • Galician: kumquat — small orange fruit
  • German: Kumquat — small orange fruit
  • Greek: κουμκουάτ (koumkouát) — small orange fruit
  • Hawaiian: kamakuaka — small orange fruit
  • Hebrew: קומקוואט (kumkwat) — small orange fruit
  • Hungarian: kumkvat — small orange fruit
  • Hungarian: törpemandarin — small orange fruit
  • Indonesian: kimkit — small orange fruit
  • Irish: cumcuat — small orange fruit
  • Italian: kumquat — small orange fruit
  • Italian: mandarino cinese — small orange fruit
  • Italian: fortunella — small orange fruit
  • Italian: chinotto — small orange fruit
  • Japanese: 金柑 (kinkan) — small orange fruit
  • Japanese: キンカン (kinkan) — small orange fruit
  • Khmer: ផ្លែកុមខ្វាត់ (phlaekomkhvat) — small orange fruit
  • Korean: 금귤 (geumgyul) — small orange fruit
  • Lithuanian: kinkãnas — small orange fruit
  • Polish: kumkwat — small orange fruit
  • Portuguese: kumquat — small orange fruit
  • Portuguese: cunquate — small orange fruit
  • Portuguese: quincã — small orange fruit
  • Romanian: kumquat — small orange fruit
  • Russian: кумква́т (kumkvát) — small orange fruit
  • Serbo-Croatian: кумкват — small orange fruit
  • Serbo-Croatian: kumkvat — small orange fruit
  • Spanish: kumquat — small orange fruit
  • Spanish: quinoto — small orange fruit
  • Swedish: kumquat — small orange fruit
  • Thai: ส้มจี๊ด (sôm-jíit) — small orange fruit
  • Turkish: kamkat — small orange fruit
  • Turkish: altın portakal — small orange fruit
  • Turkish: çin portakalı — small orange fruit
  • Turkish: kamkuat — small orange fruit
  • Vietnamese: kim quất — small orange fruit
  • Vietnamese: quất — small orange fruit
  • Vietnamese: tắc — small orange fruit