grapefruit
Syllables: grape·fruitUK/ˈɡɹeɪ̯pfɹuːt/
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British/ˈɡɹɛjpfɹʉwt/
grapefruit noun: the tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.
Noun
grapefruit (countable and uncountable, plural grapefruits or grapefruit)
- The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.
- Results have begun to come in and at Comfort Castle this month I spent a useful and happy half day carting round 8 children in my car to their homes where we all helped to fill in with good soil and manure, their excellently dug holes and planted the grapefruit.1932, The Farmer, page 64
- The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
- Grapefruit is high in vitamin C. The pink and red varieties contain vitamin A (betacarotene) and lycopene, an antioxidant that may help prevent cancer. Grapefruit contains a chemical that can alter intestinal absorption of some medications and lead to higher than normal blood levels of some drugs...2002, “Fruits”, in Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition, Academic Press, →ISBN, part II (Encyclopedia of Foods), page 176, column 3
- Once loaded by Canaveral, the grapefruit are transported to Japan, where the shipments are unloaded by employees of Japanese stevedoring companies. The grapefruit are then received by the Japanese importers.2002, NLRB Advice Memorandum Reporter, Labor Relations Press, page 100
- Synonyms:
- pomelo, shaddock, forbidden fruit
- Large breasts; by extension, a woman with large breasts.
- Cupping her grapefruits in her hands, she closed her eyes and imagined her date grasping them, exploring their size, weight, and firmness.
- Dan hauled her to the carpet as she fell limp over him. She stretched out on her back, her grapefruits, fitted snugly into her sturdy cotton bra, rock hard under his nose.1993, Leandra Logan, Joyride, Harlequin Books, page 162
- Synonyms:
- breasts
grapefruit meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
grapefruit in Hindi
- fruit
- मौसमी mausmī, छोटा चकोतरा choṭā cakotrā, चकोतरा cakotrā
grapefruit in Tamil
- திராட்சைப்பழம், திராட்சை பழம்
grapefruit in Marathi
- ग्रेपफ्रूट, द्राक्षाचे फळ
grapefruit in Urdu
- fruit
- چکوترا cakotrā
More languagesFewer languages
- grapefruit in Bengali
- জাম্বুরা jambura
- grapefruit in Telugu
- ద్రాక్షపండు
- grapefruit in Malayalam
- ഗ്രേപ്ഫ്രൂട്ട്, മുന്തിരിപ്പരിപ്പ്
- grapefruit in Kannada
- ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿಹಣ್ಣು, ದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ ಹಣ್ಣು
- grapefruit in Punjabi
- ਚਕੋਤਰਾ cakotrā
- grapefruit in Gujarati
- ગ્રેપફ્રૂટ, ગ્રેપફ્રુટ
- grapefruit in Odia
- ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷାଶସ୍ଯ଼, ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷା ଫଳ, ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷାଫଲ
- grapefruit in Assamese
- জৰা টেঙা zora teṅa
- grapefruit in Nepali
- ग्रेपफ्रुट, ग्रेपफ्रूट
- grapefruit in Tagalog
- kahil
- grapefruit in Arabic
- زَنْبَاع zanbāʕ, لَيْمُون هِنْدِيّ laymūn hindiyy, جْرِيب فْرُوت greyb frūt, كْرِيفُون krīfūn
- grapefruit in Malay
- limau gedang
- grapefruit in Indonesian
- jeruk bali, jeruk keprok, limau gedang
- grapefruit in Persian
- گریپفروت gereypfrut, گریپ فروت greyp frut
- grapefruit in Thai
- เกรปฟรูต gréep-frúut, ส้มโอ
- grapefruit in Vietnamese
- bưởi chùm, bưởi đắng
- grapefruit in Myanmar
- ဂရိတ်ဖရု ga.rithpa.ru., ကျွဲကောသီး kywai:kau:si:
Examples of grapefruit in a sentence
- Grapefruit contains a chemical that can alter intestinal absorption of some medications and lead to higher than normal blood levels of some drugs and potential problems.2002, “Fruits”, in Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition, Academic Press, →ISBN, part II (Encyclopedia of Foods), page 176...
- In walked my supposedly dead niece Esmerelda wearing shorts that didn't exist and a top that made her grapefruits look like honeydews, if you get my drift.1997, Paul Dennithorne Johnston, “Boiling Creek: The G.S. Detective, Part II”, in Delphus David Bourland, Paul Dennithorne Johnston...
- Because what've you got besides a pair of grapefruits and a pretty face?2000, Irving Shulman, Harlow: An Intimate Biography, iUniverse, page 122:
- A new pair of grapefruits arrives with yet another tray of drinks.2016, Andrew Matheson, Sick On You: The Disastrous Story of the Hollywood Brats, the Greatest Band You've Never Heard Of, Penguin, page 184:
Synonyms of grapefruit
- pomelo
- shaddock
- forbidden fruit
- breasts
- grapefruit tree
- Citrus × paradisi
- Citrus sinensis × Citrus grandis
- Citrus sinensis × Citrus maxima
Forms of grapefruit
| plural | grapefruits |
|---|---|
| plural | grapefruit |
Origin of grapefruit
Widely assumed to be a marketing term from grape + fruit, an allusion to the supposed grapelike clusters of fruit on the tree, early 19th c. Ciardi proposes another theory: one of the pomelo's botanical names is Citrus grandis, meaning “great citrus [fruit]”, due to the size of its fruit. A new pomelo variety might first have been called a GRAYT-froot (see greatfruit), and through the process of assimilation, the word came to be pronounced GRAYP-froot.
Words formed from grapefruit
Phrases with grapefruit
Questions about grapefruit
- What does grapefruit mean?
- Grapefruit means the tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of Citrus maxima and sweet orange.
- What is grapefruit in Hindi?
- Grapefruit in Hindi is मौसमी (mausmī), छोटा चकोतरा (choṭā cakotrā), चकोतरा (cakotrā). See Grapefruit meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use grapefruit in a sentence?
- Grapefruit contains a chemical that can alter intestinal absorption of some medications and lead to higher than normal blood levels of some drugs and potential problems.
- What part of speech is grapefruit?
- Grapefruit is a noun.
- How do you pronounce grapefruit?
- Grapefruit is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪ̯pfɹuːt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of grapefruit?
- The plural of grapefruit is grapefruits.
Words near grapefruit in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: grapefruit (page history and authors); grapefruit (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); grapefruit (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); grapefruit (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); grapefruit (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); grapefruit (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ਚਕੋਤਰਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); grapefruit (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); grapefruit (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); জৰা টেঙা (Assamese) (page history and authors); grapefruit (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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