pomelo
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pomelo
- /ˈpɒmɪləʊ/ UK
- /ˈpʌmɪləʊ/ UK
- /pəˈmɛləʊ/ UK
- /ˈpɑməloʊ/ US
- /pəˈmɛloʊ/ California
Where it comes from
Of uncertain etymology, though possibly a variant of earlier pampelmoes, from French, Dutch, Portuguese sources ultimately equivalent to "thick lemon" 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.
noun pomelos · pomeloes · pommelo · pumello · pummelo · pomello
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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.
Similar: jabong, pampelmoes, shaddock, Chinese grapefruit
- The tree which produces this fruit.
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The grapefruit.
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.
Similar: grapefruit
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noun large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis
| Español | pampelmusa, pomelo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포멜로 pomello, 자몽 jamong |
| 日本語 | ブンタン buntan, ザボン zabon |
| 中文 | 柚子 yòuzi |
| हिन्दी | चकोतरा cakotrā |
| Português | pomelo |
| Français | pomélo |
| Deutsch | Pomelo, Pampelmuse |
| Italiano | pomelo, pampaleone |
| Ελληνικά | φράπα frápa |
| Română | pomelo |
| Русский | поме́ло pomɛ́lo |
| Tiếng Việt | bưởi |
| العربية | زَنْبُوع zanbūʕ, بُومَلِيّ būmaliyy |
| עברית | פומלו, פומלה pomela |
noun tree
| Français | pamplemoussier |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Pampelmuse |
| Русский | поме́ло pomɛ́lo |
| العربية | زَنْبُوع zanbūʕ, بُومَلِيّ būmaliyy |
Talk about this word "pomelo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pomelo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pomelo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pomelo "pomelo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pomelo.Cite this
@misc{pomelo_2026,
title = {pomelo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pomelo},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
