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pomelo.

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.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɒmɪləʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpʌmɪləʊ/Received-Pronunciation/pəˈmɛləʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɑməloʊ/General-American
  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. The grapefruit.

    Caribbean · US · archaic
Where this word 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.

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