kiwi
French, noun/ki.wi/
kiwi is spelled K-I-W-I (4 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 28,870th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kiwi is a French masculine noun meaning “kiwi; kiwifruit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Aptéryx”.
What does kiwi mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekiwi; kiwifruit
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Aptéryx.
noun: 1. Nom usuel de Actinidia sinensis var. deliciosa, liane de la famille des Actinidiaceae, originaire de Chine. → voir Actinidia 2. Fruit de cette plante, ayant une peau duveteuse et une pulpe verte parsemée de centaines de toutes petites graines.
adjective: 1. Relatif à la Nouvelle-Zélande.
noun: 1. Surnom donné aux Néo-Zélandais.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of kiwi
- kiwis plural
- Kiwis plural
- Kiwie feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce kiwi?
- /ki.wi/
- \ki.wi\
- [ki.wi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to kiwi
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is kiwi in French?
kiwi appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).