kiwi
/ˈkiːwi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.33 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "And as its role grew in importance, ground commanders, or kiwis as they were called, made many mistakes in judgment […]"
- "Now Rex he was a Texan out of New Orleans and he travelled with the carnival shows He ran bumper cars, sucked cheap cigars and he candied up his nose He got wind of the big brown beaver so he thought he'd take himself a peek But the beaver was quick and he grabbed him by the kiwis And he ain't pissed for a week (and a half)"
- "Johari Salleh: Ya, ya. Better not waste time. Must prepare, tomorrow morning got inspection. Teo Ah Beng: Ya lah, must kiwi the boots. Can borrow [lend] me your cloth? Krishnamoorthy: Ya, no problem. You better kiwi quickly. 11 pm lights off. […]"
- "A blokart (say blow-cart) plays to the penchant that Kiwis and Aussies have for pushing the limits in search of fun. It’s a ground-hugging, tricyclelike combination of aluminum tubing and rubber wheels with a steering wheel and a sail."
- "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"."
- "The two Kiwi brothers who spent time in a Thailand prison after allegedly wrestling an officer to the ground and taking his gun, have returned to New Zealand."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kiuk Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kiuk Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kiuk Proto-Oceanic *kiuk Proto-Polynesian *kiu Māori kiwibor. English kiwi Borrowed from Māori kiwi.
Word Breakdown
- Root: kiwi
Usage
Inflected Forms
kiwis (plural)
more kiwi (comparative)
most kiwi (superlative)
kiwis (present, singular)
kiwiing (participle, present)
kiwi-ing (participle, present)
kiwied (participle, past)
kiwied (past)