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English
Etymology
From kiwi, a flightless bird native to and a national symbol of New Zealand.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kiwi (plural Kiwis)
- (informal) A New Zealander.
2022 February 6, Mari Saito, Winni Zhou, “Snowboarding-Proud Kiwi Sadowski-Synnott bags New Zealand's first Winter Games gold”, in Jacqueline Wong, Clare Fallon, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 30 May 2022:Sadowski-Synnott scored 92.88 on her final run, landing back-to-back 1080s on a challenging course resembling the Great Wall of China.
Asked how she felt about making history as the island nation's first Winter Games gold medallist, she said it made her a "proud Kiwi".
Adjective
Kiwi (comparative more Kiwi, superlative most Kiwi)
- (informal) of or from New Zealand
Anagrams
German
Etymology
From English kiwi.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kiwi f (genitive Kiwi, plural Kiwi or Kiwis)
- kiwi, kiwi fruit
- Synonyms: Kiwifrucht, chinesische Stachelbeere (both unusual in everyday use)
Declension
Noun
Kiwi m (strong, genitive Kiwis, plural Kiwis)
- kiwi (bird)
- Synonym: Schnepfenstrauß
Declension
Further reading
- “Kiwi” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Luxembourgish
Noun
Kiwi m or f (plural Kiwien)
- kiwi