KIWI


Meaning of KIWI in English

/ ˈkiːwiː; NAmE / noun

1.

Kiwi ( informal ) a person from New Zealand

2.

a New Zealand bird with a long beak, short wings and no tail, that cannot fly

3.

= kiwi fruit

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Maori .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.