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kumquat

[ US /ˈkəmkwɑt/ ]
[ UK /kˈʌmkwæt/ ]
NOUN
  1. any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp
  2. small oval citrus fruit with thin sweet rind and very acid pulp

How To Use kumquat In A Sentence

  • similar to the tangerine"; kalamansi, meanwhile, also known as calamondin orange, is a naturally-occurring hybrid between a type of tangerine and a type of kumquat. FoodNavigator RSS
  • Dessert - the creamy panna cotta was superb, with a contrasting marmalade-like bitter kumquat accompaniment.
  • Consider a blooming bonsai, bougainvillea, daylily, or gardenia, or a citrus tree such as ‘Clementine’ tangerine, ‘Improved Meyer’ lemon, or kumquat.
  • Kumquats from her mother's garden in LA spill out. Times, Sunday Times
  • The cake was extremely dense and moist, and yet refreshing thanks to kumquats, with which I also made compote and served with the cake.
  • When it comes to bok choy, napa cabbage, mungbean sprouts, snow peas, litchis and kumquats, you no longer have to make a trip to Chinatown.
  • The word kumquat in itself is funny but porkquat is hilarious! Porkquat Stir Fry
  • The miniature calamondin ‘orange’ grown as a decorative house plant is sometimes considered to be a mandarin × kumquat hybrid, and sometimes assigned to a species of its own.
  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, bring the sliced kumquats and water to a simmer.
  • The recipe also adds homemade honeyed ginger and store-bought candied orange peel, but I used store-bought crystallized ginger and peel of home-made candied kumquats, which were what I had at my hand.
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