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kiat-kiat

/ˌkjɛt ˈkjɛt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
ki-at-ki-at
IPA
/ˌkjɛt ˈkjɛt/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

kiat-kiats (plural) Kiat Kiat (alternative) KiatKiat (alternative) kiet kiet (alternative)

Phrases

mandarin orange

Frequently Paired Words

clementine dancy iyokan mandarin orange orange ponkan tangerine

Questions

How do you pronounce kiat-kiat?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkjɛt ˈkjɛt/.
What does kiat-kiat mean?
a small hybrid variety of citrus fruit, similar to a small ponkan, clementine, tangerine, mandarin orange, orange, etc.
Where does kiat-kiat come from?
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.

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