No. The bird known as the kiwi is endemic to New Zealand. The fruit known as kiwifruit originally came from China.
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"Kiwi" in Spanish is still "kiwi," whether referring to the plant, the fruit, or the bird. Pronounced about the same, too.
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'Kiwi' is the plural and the singular (there is no 's' in Maori). 'Te kiwi' means 'the kiwi' (singular), 'Nga Kiwi' means 'the kiwi' (plural) and 'he kiwi' means 'a kiwi' or 'some kiwi'.
'Kiwi' is a Maori word.
Here are ALL of the Spanish words that start with K that are in my Spanish dictionary: kermesse=country fair, bazaar for charity kilo=kilo, kilogram kilobyte kilociclo=kilocycle kilometraje=number of kilometers kilómetro=kilometer kilovatio=kilowatt That's all!
The Us Grow Kiwi's All Year Round. New Zeland Also Grow Kiwi.
The kiwi is the kiwi's common name.
A kiwi is a bird. A kiwi fruit grows on a vine.
Kiwi, the flightless bird, was named by Maori.
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"Kiwi" remains "kiwi."