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Where does “kiwi” come from?
kiwi (Spanish) comes from English Kiwi, from Maori kiwi — kiwi.
kiwi
(Spanish): kiwi bird
Definitions
kiwi bird
Ancestry of “kiwi”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
English
Kiwi
A New Zealander; of or from New Zealand
2
Maori
kiwi
kiwi
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