pomelo

Meaning

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.
2. The tree which produces this fruit.
3. (Caribbean, US, archaic) The grapefruit.

Synonyms

shaddock

pummelo

grapefruit

Citrus grandis

pomelo tree

Citrus decumana

pommelo

Citrus maxima

Chinese grapefruit

jabong

marsh grapefruit

toronja

lusho fruit

Jeruk Bali

Citrus maximus

Thai grapefruit

pummelos

sweet orange

aka Pommelo

pompelmous

totonja

zabon

Translations

Pampelmuse

pamplemousse

pomelo

pomelo

pompelmoes

toronja

pampelmusa

pompelmo

pamplemoussier

Citrus grandis

citrus maxima

Citrus maxima

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɒmɪləʊ/

Etymology

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.