Kiwi

Table of contents

1 Maori and New Zealand English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 3 German 3.1 Noun 4 Italian 4.1 Noun 5 Polish 5.1 Noun 6 Spanish 6.1 Noun

Maori and New Zealand English

Etymology

From Maori. The word for the fruit finds its roots in the successful rebranding of what was formerly known as the Chinese gooseberry by the people of New Zealand.

Noun

kiwi (plural kiwis)

1. A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand.
2. A New Zealand dollar.
3. (colloquial; US) A kiwi fruit.

Synonyms

• (kiwi fruit): Chinese gooseberry (dated), kiwi fruit

Translations

bird

Catalan: kiwi m Dutch: kiwi m Esperanto: apterigedoj Finnish: kiivi German: Kiwi m Italian: kiwi m Japanese: キーウィ (kiwi)

Polish: kiwi Russian: киви n Spanish: kiwi m Swedish: kivi n

New Zealand dollar

kiwi fruit See kiwi fruit

Proper noun

Kiwi (plural Kiwis)

1. (colloquial) A New Zealander.

Synonyms

• (colloquial: New Zealander): Enzedder

Translations

colloquial: a New Zealander

See also

• Wikipedia article on the kiwi (bird)
• Wikipedia article on the kiwi fruit

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Dutch

Noun

kiwi (Plural: kiwi's , diminutive: kiwi'tje )

1. kiwi (bird)
2. kiwi fruit, kiwi

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German

Noun

Kiwi m

1. kiwi (bird)

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Italian

Noun

kiwi m (plural kiwi)

1. kiwi (bird)
2. kiwis (birds)

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Polish

Noun

kiwi

1. kiwi (bird)

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Spanish

Noun

kiwi m

1. kiwi (bird)