English

Noun

Kiwi ‎(plural Kiwis)

1. (informal) A New Zealander.

Adjective

Kiwi ‎(comparative more Kiwi, superlative most Kiwi)

1. (informal) of or from New Zealand

Anagrams

• wiki

German

Noun

Kiwi m ‎(genitive Kiwis, plural Kiwis)

1. kiwi (bird)

Noun

Kiwi f ‎(genitive Kiwi, plural Kiwis)

1. kiwi (fruit)

English

A brown kiwi (Apteryx australis).

Kiwi fruit.

Noun

kiwi ‎(plural kiwis)

1. A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand.
2. Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (person from New Zealand).
3. A New Zealand dollar.
4. A kiwi fruit.

Usage notes

• When used to describe people, Kiwi is usually capitalised.
• The plural is usually kiwis; sometimes, kiwi is found as an (invariant) plural form.

Synonyms

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

Translations

Related terms

• Kiwi

Anagrams

• wiki

Czech

Noun

kiwi n

1. kiwi, kiwi fruit

Danish

Etymology

From Maori kiwi. The fruit is named after the bird.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːvi/, [ˈkʰiːvi]

Noun

kiwi c (singular definite kiwien, plural indefinite kiwier)

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

Inflection

Synonyms

• (kiwi fruit): kiwifrugt

External links

• kiwi on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Kiwier on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da
• Kiwi (frugt) on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Anagrams

• wiki

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

kiwi m ‎(plural kiwi's, diminutive kiwietje n)

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

Anagrams

• wiki

French

Des kiwis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.wi/

Noun

kiwi m ‎(plural kiwis)

1. kiwi; kiwi fruit

Anagrams

• wiki

Galician

Noun

kiwi m ‎(plural kiwis)

1. kiwi fruit

Italian

Noun

kiwi m ‎(invariable)

1. kiwi fruit
2. kiwi

Derived terms

• kiwi australe
• kiwi bruno

Japanese

Romanization

kiwi

1. rōmaji reading of キウィ

Maori

Etymology

An onomatopœia of the birds' call

Noun

kiwi

1. kiwi (bird)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːʋi/

Noun

kiwi m ‎(definite singular kiwien, indefinite plural kiwier, definite plural kiwiene)

1. kiwi fruit

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːʋi/

Noun

kiwi m ‎(definite singular kiwien, indefinite plural kiwiar, definite plural kiwiane)

1. kiwi fruit

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʲi.vʲi/

Noun

kiwi m anim ‎(indeclinable)

1. kiwi (bird)

Noun

kiwi n ‎(indeclinable)

1. kiwi (fruit)

Portuguese

Noun

kiwi m (plural kiwis)

1. (Brazil) Alternative form of quivi

Spanish

Etymology

From English kiwi, from Maori kiwi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiwi/

Noun

kiwi m ‎(plural kiwis)

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