Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loquat

/ˈloʊkwɑt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: lo-quat
IPA: /ˈloʊkwɑt/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum).

noun

The fruit of this tree, which is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.

Example Sentences

"Japan Mespilus, or Loquat."
"As far as the eye can see, one observes nothing but loquat orchards growing luxuriantly on the low, rich land, where the roots never suffer from lack of water."
"I climbed up into the loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) tree in our backyard to think."

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 盧橘 /卢橘 (lou⁴ gwat¹).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈloʊkwɑt/
British English: /ˈləʊkwɒt/

Inflected Forms

loquats (plural)

Phrases

Cooktown loquat native loquat wild loquat

Frequently Paired Words

kumquat

Synonyms

Japan plum japanese plum loquat tree japanese medlar eriobotrya japonica

Questions

How do you pronounce loquat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈloʊkwɑt/.
What does loquat mean?: Any member of the species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum).
Where does loquat come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 盧橘 /卢橘 (lou⁴ gwat¹).

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