calamondin

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/ˌkæləˈmɒndɪn/

noun

A small decorative evergreen citrus tree, of the hybrid Citrus × microcarpa (syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis), sometimes cultivated for its fruit.

Similar
calamansicalamandarinPhilippine lemonPhilippine lime
OriginKapampangan kalamunding →
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Meanings

nouncalamondin (plural calamondins)

plural calamondins · alternative calomondin

  1. A small decorative evergreen citrus tree, of the hybrid Citrus × microcarpa (syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis), sometimes cultivated for its fruit.

    Synonyms: calamansi, calamandarin, Philippine lemon, Philippine lime

  2. The fruit of this tree.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small decorative evergreen citrus tree, of the hybrid Citrus × microcarpa (syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis), sometimes cultivated for its fruit.

Similar
calamansicalamandarinPhilippine lemonPhilippine lime
Also see
calamandarincalamansipanama orangephilippine lemonphilippine lime

Origin

  1. Kapampangankalamunding
  2. Kapampangankalamunding
  3. Englishcalamondin

Borrowed from Kapampangan kalamunding.

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Translations

Arabic كَلَمَنْسِي, كَلَمُنْدِين
  • كَلَمَنْسِي (kalamansī)fruit
  • كَلَمُنْدِين (kalamundīn)fruit
  • لَيْم فِلِبِينِيّ (laym filibīniyy)fruit
  • لَيْمُون فِلِبِينِيّ (laymūn filibīniyy)fruit
Chinese Mandarin 小青檸 /小青柠, 四季橘
  • 小青檸 /小青柠fruit
  • 四季橘 (sìjìjú)tree
Finnish kääpiösitrus, kääpiösitrus
  • kääpiösitrusfruit
  • kääpiösitrustree
French calamondin
  • calamondintree
German Calamondin, Calamondin-Orange
  • Calamondinfruit
  • Calamondin-Orangefruit
Hungarian kalamondin
  • kalamondintree
Italian calamondino
  • calamondinotree
Japanese カラマンシー
  • カラマンシー (karamanshī)tree
Korean 칼라만시
  • 칼라만시 (kallamansi)tree
Malay limau kasturi
  • limau kasturitree
Polish kalamondyna
  • kalamondynafruit
Romanian calamondin
  • calamondintree
Spanish calamondina
  • calamondinatree
Tagalog kalamansi, kalamunding
  • kalamansitree
  • kalamundingtree
Vietnamese tắc, quất
  • tắcfruit
  • quấtfruit
  • tắctree
  • quấttree
Cite this entry
APA

calamondin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamondin

MLA

“calamondin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamondin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calamondin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calamondin.

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