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Kumquat

2 stages from Cantonese to English.

Today it means a small citrus fruit with an edible sweet peel
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Stage 1 of 2
gam gwat
Cantonese · medieval
"golden orange"
literally golden orange, describing the small citrus fruit
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Stage 2 of 2
kumquat
English · 1600s
"a small citrus fruit eaten with its peel"
adopted directly for the small citrus fruit eaten whole
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