kiwi

Other forms of kiwi

plural

kiwis·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about kiwi

What does kiwi mean?

kiwi means "climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in kiwi?

kiwi has 2 syllables: ki-wi. The stress falls on "ki". In IPA it is /ˈkiwi/.

What is another word for kiwi?

Close synonyms include Chinese gooseberry, kiwi vine, Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa, New Zealander. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kiwi a common word?

kiwi is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.