pampelmoes

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pampelmoes

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From French pamplemousse and Dutch pompelmoes, probably from pompel (“thick”) or pompoen (“pumpkin”), from French pompon (“pumpkin; melon”), and from Portuguese limões (“lemons”). Continuing use in South Africa supported by Afrikaans pompelmoes and pampelmoes. Possibly originally transcribing Tamil பம்ப ளிமாசு (pampa ḷimācu, “big citrus”).

noun pampelmoeses · pampelmouse · pamplemousse · pampelmousse · pomplemoes · pompelmoose

South Africa Synonym of pomelo, as both a large fruit of Southeast Asia and as a catchall term for other related fruit such as the grapefruit.
Similar: pomelo, as both a large fruit of Southeast Asia and as a catchall term for other related

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@misc{pampelmoes_2026,
  title = {pampelmoes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pampelmoes},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}