grapfrukto

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Grapfruktoj

Etymology

Partial calque of English grapefruit, with the second part replaced by the cognate frukto (“fruit”). Compare Yiddish גרייפּפֿרוכט (greypfrukht).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡrapˈfrukto]
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• Rhymes: -ukto
• Hyphenation: grap‧fruk‧to

Noun

grapfrukto (accusative singular grapfrukton, plural grapfruktoj, accusative plural grapfruktojn)

1. grapefruit (tart fruit of Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of pomelo and sweet orange)

Related terms

• pampelmuso (“pomelo”)
• oranĝo (“orange (fruit)”)