kaki

American  

[kah-kee] / ˈkɑ ki /

noun

plural

kakis

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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Etymology

Origin of kaki

Borrowed into English from Japanese around 1720–30

Example Sentences

No fruit is more delicate in flavor than a thoroughly ripe kaki, so soft that it must be eaten with a spoon.

From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen

Consumption, kaki, and syphilis are common complaints among them.

From Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. by Landor, A. H. Savage

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

From the nape of the neck down to the feet— Deri tangkuk hingga kaki.

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

I unbuttoned my stiff kaki shooting-jacket, lit a manila, which my mouth was too dry to smoke, and gazed up at the ceiling in silence.

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