Definition
A genus of small citrus trees native to East Asia, commonly known as kumquats, bearing tiny edible fruit.
Etymology
Modern scientific Latin naming convention: derived from 'fortune' (perhaps suggesting the lucky/precious nature of the fruit) plus the feminine Latin suffix '-ella.' Named by botanists in the 19th century.
Kelly Says
The kumquat (Fortunella) is the only citrus fruit you eat whole, skin and all—and that's where its luck comes in! The name 'Fortunella' suggests precious fortune, and these thumbnail-sized fruits were literally treasured in Chinese imperial gardens for centuries.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክለምንታይን
kle-men-tain
ARالعربية
برتقالة
bur-tu-ga-lat
BNবাংলা
ক্লেমেন্টাইন
kle-men-ta-in
CACatalà
clementina
kle-men-tee-nah
CSČeština
klementina
kle-men-tee-nah
DADansk
clementin
kle-men-teen
DEDeutsch
Klementine
kle-men-teen
ELΕλληνικά
κλήμεντα
kle-men-tah
ESEspañol
mandarina
man-da-ree-nah
FAفارسی
کlementine
kle-men-teen
FISuomi
klementti
kle-men-tee
FRFrançais
clémentine
kle-man-teen
GUGU
કેલેમેન્ટાઈન
ke-le-men-ta-in
HEעברית
קלמנטין
kle-men-tin
HUMagyar
klementin
kle-men-teen
IDBahasa Indonesia
mandarin
man-da-rin
ITItaliano
clementina
kle-men-tee-nah
KMKM
ក្លិម៉េនតា
klim-en-tah
MRMR
क्लेमेंटाइन
kle-men-tain
MSBahasa Melayu
clementine
kle-men-teen
MYမြန်မာ
ကလီမန်တိုင်
ka-le-man-tain
NLNederlands
clementine
kle-men-teen
NONorsk
clementin
kle-men-teen
PAPA
ਕਲੇਮੈਂਟਾਈਨ
kle-men-ta-in
PLPolski
klementyna
kle-men-tee-nah
PTPortuguês
tangerina
tan-je-ree-nah
RORomână
mandarină
man-da-ree-nah
RUРусский
мандарин
man-da-rin
SVSvenska
clementin
kle-men-teen
SWKiswahili
mandari
man-da-ree
TAதமிழ்
கிளெமென்ட்டைன்
ki-le-men-ta-in
TEతెలుగు
క్రిస్మస్ ఆరెంజ్
kris-mas a-ren-j
THไทย
ส้มคlementine
som kle-men-teen
TLTL
clementine
kle-men-teen
TRTürkçe
mandalina
man-da-lee-nah
UKУкраїнська
мандарин
man-da-rin
URاردو
مَندَارِن
man-da-rin
VITiếng Việt
tangerine
tan-je-reen
YOYO
klemintin
kle-min-tin