Meaning of Persimmon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

pɜːˈsɪmən

Definitions

The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immature.
The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).

العربية فاكهة الكاكي

Bosanski dragun hurma хурма

Català banús

Čeština tomel

Deutsch Kaki Persimonenbaum

Ελληνικά λωτός

Esperanto persimono

Español caqui palosanto

Suomi kaki kakiluumu persimon persimoni sharon

Français plaqueminier

עברית אפרסמון

Hrvatski dragun hurma хурма

Magyar datolyaszilva

Bahasa Indonesia kaki kesemek

Íslenska döðluplóma

Italiano cachi

日本語柿柿の木

ქართული კარალიოკი ხურმა

ខ្មែរ ទន្លាប់

한국어 감 감나무

Polski hebanowiec hurma kaki persymona szaron

Português caquizeiro diospireiro

Русский хурма

Српски dragun hurma хурма

ไทย พลับ

Tagalog kamagong mabolo

Türkçe hurma Japon hurması Trabzon hurması

Українська хурма

Tiếng Việt hồng

“I warned them not to eat the persimmons until they were soft to the touch.”

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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