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pomelo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• pŭʹməlō (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɒmɪləʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• pŏʹməlō (General-American)
• /ˈpɑməloʊ/ (General-American)
• /pəˈmɛləʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /pəˈmɛloʊ/ (California)
• pəmĕʹlō (California)
• pəmĕʹlō (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpʌmɪləʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• pŏʹməlō (Received-Pronunciation)
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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.

Meanings

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.
   • 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. 1904, Earley Vernon Wilcox, Clarence Beaman Smith, Farmer's Cyclopedia of Agriculture, page 241:
   • 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 1891 March, R M Lelong, “From Seed to Grove”, in The Great Southwest, page 3:
   • 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. 1888, Bulletin, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Pomology, page 78:
   • 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. 1911, Good Housekeeping Magazine, page 106:
   • 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, Bulletin No. 1-10, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Pomology, page 79:

Forms

Deriveds

orangelo · tangelo

Descendants

pomelo · pomelo · pomelo · بُومَلِي · Pomelo · pomélo · pomelo · pomelo

Synonyms

grapefruit (grapefruit) · jabong · pampelmoes · Chinese grapefruit · shaddock

Translations (107)

sh pomélo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · it pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ga pomaló (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · fj moli kana (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · te పంపరపనస (tree) · lt didysis citrinmedis (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · sm moli Toga (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · eu arabisagar (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · bg помело (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · bn জাম্বুরা (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · za makbug (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · pl pomarańcza olbrzymia (tree) · he פומלה (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · et pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ar بُومَلِيّ (tree) · sh поме́ло (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ko 자몽 (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ta பம்பளிமாசு (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · el φράπα (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ru поме́ло (tree) · no pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · lv pampelmūze (tree) · es pampelmusa (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · tl lukban (tree) · uk поме́ло (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ms limau bali (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · de Pampelmuse (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · eu arabisagar arbola (tree) · bcl lukban (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · pl szadok (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · tl suha (tree) · fi pummelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · tl lukban (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · tl suha (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · sl pomelo (tree) · fi pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · nl pompelmoes (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · fa دارابی (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · he פומלו (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ht chadèk (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ro pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · de Pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · uk поме́ло (tree) · za gobug (tree) · sh поме́ло (tree) · eo pampelmuso (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · nan-hbl 柚仔 (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · id jeruk bali (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · hi चकोतरा (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · sv pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · gl pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ar زَنْبُوع (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · pl pomarańcza olbrzymia (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · hsb pamplmuza (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · fr pamplemoussier (tree) · de Pampelmuse (tree) · gu પપનસ (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · cs pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · pl pomelo (tree) · tg помело (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ceb buongon (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · sm moli meleke (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · lv pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · vi bưởi (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · cmn 柚子 (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · fi pomelo (tree) · lo ໝາກກ້ຽງໃຫຍ່ (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · it pampaleone (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · lv pampelmūze (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · pl pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · sl pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ko 포멜로 (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · th ส้มโอ (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · yue 碌柚 (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · lv pomelo (tree) · km ក្រូចថ្លុង (tree) · ca pampelmussa (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ky помело (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · frr Pampelmuus (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · da pompelmus (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · fr pomélo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · km ផ្លែក្រូចថ្លុង (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · sh pomélo (tree) · ka თურინჯი (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · kk помело (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ar بُومَلِيّ (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · to moli Tonga (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · et pomel (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ru поме́ло (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ch kahet ma'gas (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · mk поме́ло (tree) · sv pompelmus (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · bxd kʰjaŋ⁵⁵ tʰui³⁵ ʃɿ³¹ (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · hu pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ja ザボン (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · clt sawhue (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · pms citrus grandis (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ja ブンタン (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · my ကျွဲကောပင် (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · pt pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · da pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · pl szadok (tree) · kxd limau bali (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ar زَنْبُوع (tree) · es pomelo (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · mk поме́ло (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis) · ca aranja grossa (large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis)