pamplemoussier

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French

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Etymology

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From pamplemousse +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɑ̃.plə.mu.sje/
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Noun

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pamplemoussier m (plural pamplemoussiers)

  1. (botanic) grapefruit tree (Citrus maxima) from the Rutaceae family
    • Cette fois-ci l’épreuve pour les deux équipes consistait à déraciner un vieux pamplemoussier.
      This time the test for both teams involved uprooting an old grapefruit tree.
      (Rémy Gils, Parlons Amis: Une langue aborigène de Taïwan, 2010)

Adjective

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pamplemoussier (feminine pamplemoussière, masculine plural pamplemoussiers, feminine plural pamplemoussières)

  1. (relational) grapefruit

Further reading

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