kaki

American  

[kah-kee] / ˈkɑ ki /

noun

plural

kakis

1. the Japanese persimmon tree.

2. the fruit of this tree.

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kaki British  

/ ˈkɑːkɪ /

noun

1. another name for Japanese persimmon

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Etymology

Origin of kaki

Borrowed into English from Japanese around 1720–30

Example Sentences

She was to give him half the rice in exchange for the kernel of a sweet red kaki fruit which he had just eaten.

From The Crimson Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew

He was wounded between the ankle and the heel— Dia kĕna luka antara mata kaki dan tumit.

From A Manual of the Malay language With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay by Maxwell, William Edward, Sir

I unbuttoned my stiff kaki shooting-jacket, lit a manila, which my mouth was too dry to smoke, and gazed up at the ceiling in silence.

From Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines by Wildman, Rounsevelle

It was large enough to contain some fifteen or twenty fruit trees, mainly the kaki or persimmon, for Matazaémon was of practical mind.

From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)

By sentence of the kaki, he had been bled, and was now on his way to the city hospital.

From Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. by Gierlow, John