pomelo

See also: pomélo

English

pomelos

Alternative forms

Etymology

Of uncertain etymology, though possibly a variant of earlier pampelmoes,[1] from French, Dutch, Portuguese sources ultimately equivalent to "thick lemon"[2] or transcribing the Tamil [script needed] (pampa limāsu, “big citrus”). Alternatively, possibly from pome (“apple”) + melon or some cognate; though such a compound is currently unattested, some early variant spellings seem to show influence from pome.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

pomelo (plural pomelos or pomeloes)

  1. The large fruit of the Citrus maxima or grandis, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.
  2. The tree which produces this fruit.
  3. The family of hybrids derived from this tree, particularly (inexact, uncommon US and South Africa) grapefruit.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 “pomelo, n.”, in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  2. ↑ “pampelmoes, n.”, in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.me.lo/

Noun

pomelo m (plural pomelos)

  1. Alternative spelling of pomélo

Galician

Noun

pomelo m (plural pomelos)

  1. grapefruit

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English pomelo, from Dutch pompelmoes

Noun

pomelo m (plural pomelos)

  1. pomelo (large citric fruit native to southeast Asia)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English pomelo, from Dutch pompelmoes

Noun

pomelo m (plural pomelos)

  1. pomelo
  2. grapefruit

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