English

pomelos

Alternative forms

• pummelo, pumelo
• pomello, pommelo, pomolo (uncommon)
• pomelow, pummaloe, pummelow (rare)

Noun

pomelo ‎(plural pomelos or pomeloes)

1. A large yellow citrus fruit native to southeastern Asia and Malaysia. It has a sweet flesh and is about 25 centimeters in diameter.
2. A tree which produces pomelos, Citrus maxima.^[1]
3. (now chiefly US and South Africa) A grapefruit.^[1]

Synonyms

• (Asian citrus fruit): Chinese grapefruit, jabong, shaddock
• (grapefruit): forbidden fruit; see also grapefruit

Descendants

• French: pomelo, pomélo
• Italian: pomelo
• Portuguese: pomelo (Brazil)
• Spanish: pomelo

Translations

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 “pomelo, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary (draft revision, June 2008)
2. ↑ “pomelo” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)

French

Noun

pomelo m ‎(plural pomelos)

1. Alternative spelling of pomélo

Galician

Noun

pomelo m ‎(plural pomelos)

1. grapefruit

Portuguese

Etymology

From English pomelo, from Dutch pompelmous

Noun

pomelo m (plural pomelos)

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

Synonyms

• toronja, toranja

Spanish

Etymology

From English pomelo, from Dutch pompelmous

Noun

pomelo m ‎(plural pomelos)

1. pomelo
2. grapefruit

Synonyms

• toronja