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

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Etymology

Origin of kaki

Borrowed into English from Japanese around 1720–30

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

kaki kakis

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 Sir William Edward Maxwell

There is one pair of socks too few— Sarong kaki ada korang sa-pasang.

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

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 Julia Ellen Rogers

It was large enough to contain some fifteen or twenty fruit trees, mainly the kaki or persimmon, for Matazaémon was of practical mind.

From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville

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 Rounsevelle Wildman

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

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