noun
- a small oval citrus fruit with sweet edible skin and sour pulp
Usage: alternative spelling of kumquat
Examples
- She picked fresh cumquats from the tree in her backyard.
- The cumquat’s skin is surprisingly sweet compared to its tart flesh.
- We made cumquat marmalade using the entire fruit.
- The small cumquat tree produced dozens of orange fruits.
- He ate the cumquat whole, skin and all.
- Cumquats are often used in Asian cooking and preserves.