pomelo

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See also: Pomelo and pomélo

English

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pomelos, Citrus maxima (1)
grapefruits, Citrus paradisi (3)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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 பம்ப ளிமாசு (pampa ḷimācu, 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

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Noun

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pomelo (plural pomelos or pomeloes)

  1. The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. 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.
    Synonyms: (India) jabong, (South Africa) pampelmoes, (chiefly Caribbean) shaddock, Chinese grapefruit
  2. The tree which produces this fruit.
  3. (US, Caribbean, historical) The grapefruit.
    • 1888, Bulletin, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Pomology, page 78:
      SHADDOCK, AND POMELO, OR GRAPE-FRUIT. (Citrus aurantium decumana.*) The cultivation of these fruits is extendiug gradually, especially of the pomelo, which is a first-class marketable fruit, very valuable in the spring and early summer.
    • 1891, Bulletin No. 1-10, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Pomology, page 79:
      Pomelo.* — Much larger than an orange and smaller than a shaddock; a delicious fruit, preferred by many to the orange. Skin smooth, pale yellow; subacid. The membrane dividing the pulp is bitter, and must be removed before eating the pulp. Also called "grape-fruit" from its habit of growing in clusters.
    • 1891 March, R M Lelong, “From Seed to Grove”, in The Great Southwest, page 3:
      POMELO (syn. grape fruit).—A variety of shaddock; fruit very large, from two to five pounds each, pale yellow, resembling the citron; skin smooth; pulp sub-acid. / SHADDOCK.—Tree inclined to be dwarf; fruit very large, with smooth skin, pale yellow and very glossy; the rind is very thick and spongy, and very bitter; ornamental only
    • 1904, Earley Vernon Wilcox, Clarence Beaman Smith, Farmer's Cyclopedia of Agriculture, page 241:
      Pomelo (Citrus decumana) — The commercial term grape fruit is synonymous with pomelo, while shaddock, a term sometimes reserved for these fruits, is more properly applied to a large pyriform or necked variety of the pomelo. This variety sometimes reaches a weight of 15 pounds or more. Within the last few years the smaller pomelo has become very popular in Northern markets and extensive orchards are being rapidly set out in Florida, which is the state of largest production. The pomelo is somewhat larger than the orange and of a pale yellow color.
    • 1911, Good Housekeeping Magazine, page 106:
      The pomelo has unfortunately been marketed under the name “grape-fruit,” and it is doubtful whether the correct name, pomelo, will ever displace the trade name.

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • French: pomélo, pomelo
  • German: Pomelo
  • Italian: pomelo
  • Polish: pomelo
  • Portuguese: pomelo
  • Spanish: pomelo

Translations

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 pomelo, n.”, in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ pampelmoes, n.”, in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔˈmeːloː/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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pomelo m (plural pomelo's, diminutive pomelootje n)

  1. (chiefly Belgium) pomelo (fruit of the tree Citrus maxima)
  2. cross between pomelo (Citrus maxima) and grapefruit (Citrus ×paradisi), typically with green peel but bigger and sweeter than grapefruit

Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From English pomelo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpomelo/, [ˈpo̞me̞lo̞]
  • Rhymes: -omelo
  • Syllabification(key): po‧me‧lo

Noun

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pomelo

  1. pomelo

Declension

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Inflection of pomelo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative pomelo pomelot
genitive pomelon pomelojen
pomeloiden
pomeloitten
partitive pomeloa pomeloja
pomeloita
illative pomeloon pomeloihin
singular plural
nominative pomelo pomelot
accusative nom. pomelo pomelot
gen. pomelon
genitive pomelon pomelojen
pomeloiden
pomeloitten
partitive pomeloa pomeloja
pomeloita
inessive pomelossa pomeloissa
elative pomelosta pomeloista
illative pomeloon pomeloihin
adessive pomelolla pomeloilla
ablative pomelolta pomeloilta
allative pomelolle pomeloille
essive pomelona pomeloina
translative pomeloksi pomeloiksi
abessive pomelotta pomeloitta
instructive pomeloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pomelo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pomeloni pomeloni
accusative nom. pomeloni pomeloni
gen. pomeloni
genitive pomeloni pomelojeni
pomeloideni
pomeloitteni
partitive pomeloani pomelojani
pomeloitani
inessive pomelossani pomeloissani
elative pomelostani pomeloistani
illative pomelooni pomeloihini
adessive pomelollani pomeloillani
ablative pomeloltani pomeloiltani
allative pomelolleni pomeloilleni
essive pomelonani pomeloinani
translative pomelokseni pomeloikseni
abessive pomelottani pomeloittani
instructive
comitative pomeloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pomelosi pomelosi
accusative nom. pomelosi pomelosi
gen. pomelosi
genitive pomelosi pomelojesi
pomeloidesi
pomeloittesi
partitive pomeloasi pomelojasi
pomeloitasi
inessive pomelossasi pomeloissasi
elative pomelostasi pomeloistasi
illative pomeloosi pomeloihisi
adessive pomelollasi pomeloillasi
ablative pomeloltasi pomeloiltasi
allative pomelollesi pomeloillesi
essive pomelonasi pomeloinasi
translative pomeloksesi pomeloiksesi
abessive pomelottasi pomeloittasi
instructive
comitative pomeloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pomelomme pomelomme
accusative nom. pomelomme pomelomme
gen. pomelomme
genitive pomelomme pomelojemme
pomeloidemme
pomeloittemme
partitive pomeloamme pomelojamme
pomeloitamme
inessive pomelossamme pomeloissamme
elative pomelostamme pomeloistamme
illative pomeloomme pomeloihimme
adessive pomelollamme pomeloillamme
ablative pomeloltamme pomeloiltamme
allative pomelollemme pomeloillemme
essive pomelonamme pomeloinamme
translative pomeloksemme pomeloiksemme
abessive pomelottamme pomeloittamme
instructive
comitative pomeloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pomelonne pomelonne
accusative nom. pomelonne pomelonne
gen. pomelonne
genitive pomelonne pomelojenne
pomeloidenne
pomeloittenne
partitive pomeloanne pomelojanne
pomeloitanne
inessive pomelossanne pomeloissanne
elative pomelostanne pomeloistanne
illative pomeloonne pomeloihinne
adessive pomelollanne pomeloillanne
ablative pomeloltanne pomeloiltanne
allative pomelollenne pomeloillenne
essive pomelonanne pomeloinanne
translative pomeloksenne pomeloiksenne
abessive pomelottanne pomeloittanne
instructive
comitative pomeloinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative pomelonsa pomelonsa
accusative nom. pomelonsa pomelonsa
gen. pomelonsa
genitive pomelonsa pomelojensa
pomeloidensa
pomeloittensa
partitive pomeloaan
pomeloansa
pomelojaan
pomeloitaan
pomelojansa
pomeloitansa
inessive pomelossaan
pomelossansa
pomeloissaan
pomeloissansa
elative pomelostaan
pomelostansa
pomeloistaan
pomeloistansa
illative pomeloonsa pomeloihinsa
adessive pomelollaan
pomelollansa
pomeloillaan
pomeloillansa
ablative pomeloltaan
pomeloltansa
pomeloiltaan
pomeloiltansa
allative pomelolleen
pomelollensa
pomeloilleen
pomeloillensa
essive pomelonaan
pomelonansa
pomeloinaan
pomeloinansa
translative pomelokseen
pomeloksensa
pomeloikseen
pomeloiksensa
abessive pomelottaan
pomelottansa
pomeloittaan
pomeloittansa
instructive
comitative pomeloineen
pomeloinensa

Further reading

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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pomelo m (plural pomelos)

  1. Alternative spelling of pomélo

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Galician

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Noun

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pomelo m (plural pomelos)

  1. grapefruit

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English pomelo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /poˈmɛ.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlo
  • Hyphenation: po‧mè‧lo

Noun

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pomelo m (plural pomeli)

  1. pomelo (Citrus maxima)

Further reading

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  • pomelo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English pomelo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔˈmɛ.lɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlɔ
  • Syllabification: po‧me‧lo

Noun

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pomelo n (indeclinable)

  1. pomelo (fruit)
    Synonyms: pomarańcza olbrzymia, szadok
  2. pomelo (tree)
    Synonyms: pomarańcza olbrzymia, szadok

Further reading

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  • pomelo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • pomelo in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English pomelo, from Dutch pompelmoes.

Noun

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pomelo m (plural pomelos)

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

Spanish

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Common names for grapefruit is the Spanish-speaking world

Etymology

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Borrowed from English pomelo, from Dutch pompelmoes.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /poˈmelo/ [poˈme.lo]
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Syllabification: po‧me‧lo

Noun

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pomelo m (plural pomelos)

  1. pomelo
  2. grapefruit
    Synonym: toronja

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish pomelo.

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pomelo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜋᜒᜎᜓ)

  1. pomelo (Citrus grandis)
    Synonyms: suha, lukban

Further reading

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  • pomelo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018