kiat-kiat

English

Alternative forms

  • Kiat Kiat, Kiat kiat, kiat kiat
  • KiatKiat, Kiatkiat, kiatkiat
  • Kiat-Kiat, Kiat-kiat
  • kiet kiet

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien. See Hokkien 結結结结 (kiat-kiat, to combine; to fuse; to bear (fruit)), / (kiat) as in 桔仔/橘仔 (kiat-á, tangerine; mandarin orange), 傑傑杰杰 (kia̍t-kia̍t, outstanding; remarkable; clever), 結果结果 (kiat-kó, to bear fruit), etc.

Pronunciation

Noun

kiat-kiat (countable and uncountable, plural kiat-kiats)

  1. (Philippines) a small hybrid variety of citrus fruit, similar to a small ponkan, clementine, tangerine, mandarin orange, orange, etc.

See also

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • Kiat-kiat, Kiat kiat, kiat kiat
  • kiet kiet, kiet-kiet
  • kyat kyat, Kyatkyat, kyatkyat, kyat-kyat, Kiyat-kyat
  • Kiyat Kiyat, kiyat kiyat, Kiyatkiyat, kiyatkiyat

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien. See Hokkien 結結结结 (kiat-kiat, to combine; to fuse; to bear (fruit)), / (kiat) as in 桔仔/橘仔 (kiat-á, tangerine; mandarin orange), 傑傑杰杰 (kia̍t-kia̍t, outstanding; remarkable; clever), 結果结果 (kiat-kó, to bear fruit), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkjat ˈkjat/, [ˌkjat ˈkjat]
  • Hyphenation: kiat-kiat

Noun

kiat-kiat (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜌᜆ᜔ᜃᜒᜌᜆ᜔)

  1. kiat-kiat (a small hybrid variety of citrus fruit, similar to a small ponkan, clementine, tangerine, mandarin orange, orange, etc.)

See also

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