caqui

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English khaki.

Adjective

caqui

  1. khaki (dust-coloured)

Noun

caqui m (plural caquis)

  1. khaki (the colour of dust)
  2. khaki (a strong cloth of wool or cotton)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese (kaki) or from the Linnean name (Diospyros) kaki, from the same origin.

Noun

caqui m (plural caquis)

  1. persimmon (Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North America))

Further reading

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Verb

caqui

  1. (transitive) hear; listen to
  2. (transitive) understand

References

  • Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz, 2nd electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 118, 168, 217, 232, 233, 249

Galician

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaki/
  • Rhymes: -aki
  • Hyphenation: ca‧qui

Noun

caqui m (plural caquis)

  1. persimmon

Muzo

Adjective

caqui

  1. great, large

References

  • Napoleón Peralta Barrera, El país de los muzos (1998)
  • Noticias culturales, issues 144-179 (1973), page 15

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese (kaki).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ca‧qui

Noun

caqui m (plural caquis)

  1. (Brazil) persimmon (fruit)
    Synonym: (Portugal) dióspiro
Descendants
  • Hunsrik: Kacki

Etymology 2

Adjective

caqui m or f (plural caquis)

  1. Portugal form of cáqui

Noun

caqui m (plural caquis)

  1. Portugal form of cáqui

Spanish

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese (kaki).

Noun

caqui m (plural caquis)

  1. persimmon (fruit)
  2. persimmon (tree)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English khaki.

Noun

caqui m (plural caquis)

  1. khaki (color)

Further reading