kiwi

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.
2. (alt-of, countable, uncountable) Alternative letter-case form of Kiwi (“person from New Zealand”).
3. (countable, informal, uncountable) A New Zealand dollar.
4. (countable, uncountable) A kiwi fruit.
5. (uncountable) A green-yellow colour, like that of kiwi fruit flesh (also called kiwi green).
6. (countable, slang, uncountable) A member of the air force who does not fly.
7. (countable, plural-normally, slang, uncountable) A testicle.

Verb

To polish (boots) with black shoe polish.

Synonyms

kiwi fruit

🥝

Chinese gooseberry

apteryx

kiwi vine

Actinidia chinensis

Actinidia deliciosa

ostrich

emu

kiwifruit

New Zealand dollar

elephant bird

ratite

moa

New Zealander

Translations

Kiwi

kiwi

kiwi

🥝

kiwi

quivi

🥝

kiwi

kiwi

aptéryx

kivi

quiuí

كيوي

ακτινίδιο

kivi

κίουι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkiːwi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kiwi.