🇬🇧 Kumquat meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A kumquat is a very small, oval-shaped orange fruit that you can pop into your mouth and eat whole, peel and all. The peel tastes a little sweet, and the juicy inside is sour, so when you bite it, your face might scrunch up and then smile at the same time.

I lined up grapes, blueberries, and a kumquat and held a race; the kumquat won because I ate the others first.

Mom said, "Just eat the whole kumquat," so I did, and my cheeks tried to escape from my face.

When I bit the kumquat, my taste buds shouted, "Sour!" and then quietly whispered, "Actually, kind of sweet too."

When Grandma ate a kumquat, she made a funny sour face and then asked for three more.

Kumquats are one of the only citrus fruits you usually eat with the peel on, so they’re like tiny oranges wearing edible jackets.

At a bright market stall, Sarah held a tiny kumquat and laughed at its orange glow. She didn't peel the kumquat because kumquat skin is edible. She popped one kumquat into her mouth; the first kumquat bite was sharp, then sweet. She offered a kumquat to a child, who grimaced then grinned, licking juice.

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