loquat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈloʊkwɑt/ (General-American)
- /ˈləʊkwɒt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 盧橘 /卢橘 (lou⁴ gwat¹).
Meanings
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Any member of the species Eriobotrya japonica of trees (Japanese medlar, Chinese plum, Japanese plum).
Japan Mespilus, or Loquat.
1811, William Aiton, Hortus Kewensis; or, A catalogue of the plants cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, volume 3:I climbed up into the loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) tree in our backyard to think.
2009, Howard Camner, Turbulence at 67 Inches: The Autobiography, page 61:As far as the eye can see, one observes nothing but loquat orchards growing luxuriantly on the low, rich land, where the roots never suffer from lack of water.
1915, Ira Judson Condit, The Loquat, page 254:
- The fruit of this tree, which is as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains four or five large seeds.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| loquats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Cooktown loquat · native loquat · wild loquat
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Translations (85)
ary مزاح (fruit) · gl néspera (fruit) · tr muşmula (tree) · pl nieśplik japoński (tree) · yue 枇杷 (fruit) · it nespola (fruit) · cs mišpulník japonský (tree) · id biwa (tree) · ja 枇杷 (fruit) · he שסק (fruit) · lzz მუში (tree) · el μούσμουλο (fruit) · mi rokuata (fruit) · cmn 枇杷樹 /枇杷树 (tree) · tay gitu (fruit) · ka ლოქვა (fruit) · tr yenidünya (fruit) · ca nespra del Japó (fruit) · ar أَسْكِيدُنْيَا (fruit) · cmn 蘆橘 /芦橘 (fruit) · ug چارتال (fruit) · bg японска мушмула (fruit) · fr néflier du Japon (tree) · mk мушмула (fruit) · ar إِسْكِدُنْيَا (fruit) · el μουσμουλιά (tree) · ca nesprer del Japó (tree) · es níspero japonés (fruit) · de Wollmispel (fruit) · gl nespereira (tree) · lad eshkidunya (fruit) · de Loquat (tree) · lad míshpola (fruit) · sq mushmollë vere (fruit) · bnn litu (fruit) · mnc ᡦᡳᡦᡠᡵᡳ (fruit) · lzz ნოღაწილიმუნტრი (fruit) · vi nhót tây (fruit) · tr Malta eriği (tree) · mg bibasy (fruit) · fr nèfle du Japon (fruit) · ga crann locuataí (tree) · tr muşmula (fruit) · pl owoc nieśplika japońskiego (fruit) · pwn itju (fruit) · fi japaninmispeli (tree) · lzz მუშმულლა (tree) · cs japonské mišpule (fruit) · sv japansk mispel (tree) · ru ло́ква (fruit) · ar إِكِّيدُنْيَا (fruit) · id biwa (fruit) · ko 비파 (fruit) · haw loukuaka (fruit) · es níspero japonés (tree) · fr bibace (fruit) · mnc ᡦᡳᡦᡠᡵᡳ ᠮᠣᡠ (tree) · vi nhót tây (tree) · ja 枇杷 (tree) · cs lokvát japonský (tree) · nan-hbl 夏糜 (fruit) · ka იაპონური ზღმარტლი (fruit) · hi जापानी फल (fruit) · fi japaninmispeli (fruit) · cmn 枇杷 (fruit) · ar بَشْمَلَة (fruit) · cs lokvát (fruit) · mt naspli (fruit) · nan-hbl 枇杷 (fruit) · hi लोकाट (fruit) · tr Malta eriği (fruit) · ru мушмула́ (fruit) · hy նորաշխարհ (fruit) · fr bibacier (tree) · pt nespereira (tree) · pt nêspera (fruit) · hu japánnaspolya (fruit) · ga locuat (fruit) · rap 'avaota (fruit) · mi rokuata (tree) · it nespolo (tree) · hy ճապոնական զկեռ (fruit) · ar إِكِيدُنْيَا (fruit) · ka მუშმულა (fruit) · aeb بُوصَاع (fruit)