kaki
Americannoun
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the Japanese persimmon tree.
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the fruit of this tree.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of kaki
Borrowed into English from Japanese around 1720–30
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Instead of— I like driving better than walking, Sahaya lagi suka naik kreta deri-pada jalan kaki; Say, It is better to drive than to walk, Baik ber-kreta deri-pada ber-jalan.
From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Maxwell, William Edward, Sir
She was to give him half the rice in exchange for the kernel of a sweet red kaki fruit which he had just eaten.
From The Crimson Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew
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
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
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
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