kaki

American  

[kah-kee] / ˈkɑ ki /

noun

kakis plural

1. the Japanese persimmon tree.

2. the fruit of this tree.

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kaki British  

/ ˈkɑːkɪ /

noun

1. another name for Japanese persimmon

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• kakis
  plural

Etymology

Origin of kaki

Borrowed into English from Japanese around 1720–30

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

kaki kakis

He was wounded between the ankle and the heel— Dia kĕna luka antara mata kaki dan tumit.

From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Maxwell, William Edward, Sir

Three or four handkerchiefs and two pairs of socks— Saputangan barang tiga ampat ’lei, sarong kaki dua pasang.

From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Maxwell, William Edward, Sir

By sentence of the kaki, he had been bled, and was now on his way to the city hospital.

From Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. by Gierlow, John

Japan persimmon, Diospyros kaki, is, as we understand it, an evergreen of sub-tropical origin, and will not be likely to fruit satisfactorily far north of the region of the orange.

From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various

A tall Sikh, with his great red turban awry and his brown kaki uniform torn and soiled, pushed through the bamboo chicks and into my presence.

From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle

Among the newer exotics were the kakis, of Japan, grown at Toulon.

From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various