英语词汇kiwi的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

kiwi. Kiwi, like mako, is an English word that comes to us from the Maori language used by the Polynesian natives of New Zealand. Kiwi-kiwi is the Maori word for the flightless bird called a kiwi (Apteryx australis), which is often termed an apteryx in crossword puzzles. Kiwi is also slang for a non-flying member of the Royal Air Force and Australian slang for a New Zealander. Kiwi fruit (Actinidae sinensis), also known as the Chinese gooseberry and Yangtao, is native to China but called kiwi because most of the fruit sold in American and British markets is grown in New Zealand.

词汇	kiwi
词源	kiwi. Kiwi, like mako, is an English word that comes to us from the Maori language used by the Polynesian natives of New Zealand. Kiwi-kiwi is the Maori word for the flightless bird called a kiwi (Apteryx australis), which is often termed an apteryx in crossword puzzles. Kiwi is also slang for a non-flying member of the Royal Air Force and Australian slang for a New Zealander. Kiwi fruit (Actinidae sinensis), also known as the Chinese gooseberry and Yangtao, is native to China but called kiwi because most of the fruit sold in American and British markets is grown in New Zealand.
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