different between loquat vs kumquat

English

Etymology

From Cantonese ????? (lou4 gwat1).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?lo?kw?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?l??kw?t/
• Hyphenation: lo?quat

Noun

loquat (plural loquats)

1. The Eriobotrya japonica tree.
2. The fruit of this tree. It is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.

Synonyms

• Japanese medlar (see medlar)

Related terms

• kumquat

Translations

References

• loquat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Eriobotrya japonica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Eriobotrya japonica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Alternative forms

• cumquat

Etymology

From Cantonese ?? (gam1 gwat1) or ?? (gam1 gwat1, literally “golden tangerine”). Related to loquat – same second character.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?mkw?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?mkw?t/
• Hyphenation: kum?quat

Noun

kumquat (plural kumquats)

1. A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).

Derived terms

• citrangequat (Citrus × georgiana)
• lemonquat (Citrus × japonica)
• limequat (Citrus × floridana)
• mandarinquat (Citrus japonica × Citrus reticulata)
• orangequat
• sunquat (Citrus × japonica)

Related terms

• loquat

Translations

References

• kumquat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Citrus japonica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Citrus japonica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Italian

Noun

kumquat m (invariable)

1. kumquat

   Synonym: mandarino cinese

Portuguese

Noun

kumquat m (plural kumquats)

1. kumquat (small orange fruit)

Spanish

Noun

kumquat m (plural kumquats)

1. kumquat

   Synonyms: naranjo chino, naranjo enano, quinoto