kumquat

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: kum=quat

CIDE DICTIONARY

kumquat, n. [Chin. kin keu.].

 any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella (formerly Citrus) of the rue family (Rutaceae) (especially Citrus Japonica) growing in China and Japan bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp; also, any of the small acid, orange-colored citrus fruits of such plants, used mostly for preserves.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

kumquat, n. (also cumquat)
1 an orange-like fruit with a sweet rind and acid pulp, used in preserves.
2 any shrub or small tree of the genus Fortunella yielding this.

Etymology

Cantonese var. of Chin. kin k{uuml} golden orange