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pompelmoes.

pomelo (fruit of the tree Citrus maxima)

10 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɔmpəlmus//pɔmpɔlmus/
  1. pomelo (fruit of the tree Citrus maxima)

    Netherlands · feminine · masculine
  2. grapefruit

    Belgium · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Possibly from pompoen (“pumpkin”) or pompel (“big, swollen”) + limoes, a variant of limoen modeled after Portuguese limões (“citrus, lemons”). Another explanation is a gradual corruption of Portuguese pomos limões (“citrus fruit”).

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