Loquat Etymology

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Borrowing from Japanese 琵琶 biwa.

Loquat etymology. The fruit of this tree. 1200 from Latin loquacitatem nominative loquacitas talkativeness from loquax talkative from loqui to speak from PIE root tolkw- to speak. The Eriobotrya japonica tree.

Compare French loquacité Spanish locuacidad Italian loquacità. 19Define loquat by websters dictionary wordnet lexical database dictionary of computing legal dictionary medical dictionary dream dictionary. From Ottoman Turkish مشمله from Greek μούσμουλο moúsmoulo.

Loquat Eriobotrya japonica Synonym. Pronunciation of loquat and its etymology. An ornamental evergreen rosaceous tree Eriobotrya japonica of China and Japan having reddish woolly branches white flowers and small yellow edible plumlike fruits.

The Japanese used to call loquats with a name resembling its Chinese term biwa indeed during the Tang Dynasty from 618 to 907 loquats were called Tang biwa. A small evergreen tree Eriobotrya japonica in the rose family native to China and Japan having fragrant white flowers and pear-shaped yellow fruit with large seeds. The fruit of this tree.

31Records show that the fruits were present on Japans soils as early as 1100AD. Its small yellow edible fruit used especially for preserves. An Old English word for it was ofersprecolnes.

Biwa plural biwas or biwa A plucked lute originating in the classical and traditional music of Japan characterized by a pear-shaped body and four or five high frets giving the instrument a distinctively twangy tone. Loquat ˈləʊkwɒt-kwət n. The fruit is said to resemble the musical instrument in shape.

Loquat n loquat 词源字典 1820 from Cantonese luh kwat literally rush orange loquat etymology loquat origin 英语词源. Etymology complicates the debate. мушмула mušmula f plural мушмули loquat.

Loquat Asian fruit and the evergreen shrub that grows it 1820 said to be from Cantonese luh kwat literally rush orange from luh a rush kiuh an orange Related entries more. US and Canadian name. Níspero m plural nísperos medlar Mespilus germanica now Crataegus germanica Synonym.

From Chinese older word Related to kumquat same second character. From Chinese older word Related to kumquat same second character. From 琵琶 pípá pipa.

From Vulgar Latin nespirum from Latin mespilum. It is as large as a small plum but grows in clusters and contains four or five large seeds. ˈnispeɾo ˈnispeɾo Noun.

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