Meaning & use
cumquat
A variant spelling of kumquat, a small citrus fruit eaten whole, including its sweet peel.
See it in a sentence
She candied the cumquats and used them to decorate the holiday cake.
The tiny cumquat tree in their courtyard produced fruit every winter.
A note on using this word
Cumquat and kumquat refer to the same fruit; kumquat is by far the more common spelling in modern English.
Words with a similar meaning
kumquat
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