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kiat-kiat

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Philippines/ˌkjɛt ˈkjɛt/

kiat-kiat noun: a small hybrid variety of citrus fruit, similar to a small ponkan, clementine, tangerine, mandarin orange, orange, etc.

Noun

kiat-kiat (countable and uncountable, plural kiat-kiats)

  1. (Philippines) a small hybrid variety of citrus fruit, similar to a small ponkan, clementine, tangerine, mandarin orange, orange, etc.

Forms of kiat-kiat

pluralkiat-kiats
alternative formKiat Kiat
alternative formKiat kiat
alternative formkiat kiat
alternative formKiatKiat
alternative formKiatkiat
alternative formkiatkiat
alternative formKiat-Kiat
alternative formKiat-kiat
alternative formkiet kiet

Origin of kiat-kiat

Borrowed from Hokkien. See Hokkien 結結 /结结 (kiat-kiat, “to combine; to fuse; to bear (fruit)”), 桔/橘 (kiat) as in 桔仔/橘仔 (kiat-á, “tangerine; mandarin orange”), 傑傑 /杰杰 (kia̍t-kia̍t, “outstanding; remarkable; clever”), 結果 /结果 (kiat-kó, “to bear fruit”), etc.

Questions about kiat-kiat

What does kiat-kiat mean?
Kiat-kiat means a small hybrid variety of citrus fruit, similar to a small ponkan, clementine, tangerine, mandarin orange, orange, etc.
What part of speech is kiat-kiat?
Kiat-kiat is a noun.
How do you pronounce kiat-kiat?
Kiat-kiat is pronounced /ˌkjɛt ˈkjɛt/ (Philippines).
What is the plural of kiat-kiat?
The plural of kiat-kiat is kiat-kiats.

Words near kiat-kiat in the dictionary

  1. kiasis
  2. kiasu
  3. kiasuism
  4. kiasuness
  5. kiasus
  6. kiat-kiat
  7. Kiata
  8. Kiato
  9. Kiaton
  10. Kiavah
  11. Kiawah

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