caqui
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈka.ki]
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from English khaki.
==== Adjective ====
caqui
khaki (dust-coloured)
==== Noun ====
caqui m (plural caquis)
khaki (the colour of dust)
khaki (a strong cloth of wool or cotton)
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from Japanese 柿 (kaki) or from the Linnean name (Diospyros) kaki, from the same origin.
==== Noun ====
caqui m (plural caquis)
persimmon (Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North America))
===== Derived terms =====
caquier
=== Further reading ===
“caqui”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
== Classical Nahuatl ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kaki/
=== Verb ===
caqui
(transitive) hear; listen to
ibid., f. 183v
Oyr como quiera. nitla,caqui.
(transitive) understand
=== References ===
Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002), Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz[1], 2nd electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 118, 168, 217, 232, 233, 249
== Galician ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkaki/ [ˈkɑ.ki]
Rhymes: -aki
Hyphenation: ca‧qui
=== Noun ===
caqui m (plural caquis)
persimmon
== Muzo ==
=== Adjective ===
caqui
great, large
=== References ===
Napoleón Peralta Barrera, El país de los muzos (1998)
Noticias culturales, issues 144-179 (1973), page 15
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Japanese 柿 (kaki).
==== Alternative forms ====
cáqui
caquí (1931 spelling)
==== Pronunciation ====
Rhymes: -i
Hyphenation: ca‧qui
==== Noun ====
caqui m (plural caquis)
(Brazil) persimmon (fruit)
Synonym: (Portugal) dióspiro
===== Related terms =====
===== Descendants =====
Hunsrik: Kacki
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Adjective ====
caqui m or f (plural caquis)
Portugal form of cáqui
==== Noun ====
caqui m (plural caquis)
Portugal form of cáqui
=== Further reading ===
“caqui”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“caqui”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkaki/ [ˈka.ki]
Rhymes: -aki
Syllabification: ca‧qui
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Japanese 柿 (kaki).
==== Noun ====
caqui m (plural caquis)
persimmon (fruit)
persimmon (tree)
=== Etymology 2 ===
Borrowed from English khaki.
==== Noun ====
caqui m (plural caquis)
khaki (color)
=== Further reading ===
“caqui”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025