pomelo
UK/ˈpɒmɪləʊ//ˈpɑməloʊ/
pomelo noun: 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.
Noun
pomelo (plural pomelos or pomeloes)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- jabong, pampelmoes, shaddock, Chinese grapefruit
- The tree which produces this fruit.
- The grapefruit.
- 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
- 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...1891, Bulletin No. 1-10, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Pomology, page 79
- Synonyms:
- grapefruit
pomelo meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
pomelo in Hindi
- large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis
- चकोतरा cakotrā
pomelo in Tamil
- large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis
- பம்பளிமாசு pampaḷimācu
pomelo in Bengali
- large fruit of the C. maxima or grandis
- জাম্বুরা jambura
pomelo in Telugu
- tree
- పంపరపనస pamparapanasa
More languagesFewer languages
- pomelo in Kannada
- ಚಕ್ಕೋತನೆಯ ಹಣ್ಣು, ಚಕ್ಕೋತ
- pomelo in Punjabi
- ਚਕੋਤਰਾ cakotrā
- pomelo in Gujarati
- પપનસ papnas
- pomelo in Assamese
- ৰবাব টেঙা robab tenga
- pomelo in Tagalog
- suha, lukban
- pomelo in Arabic
- زَنْبُوع zanbūʕ, بُومَلِيّ būmaliyy
- pomelo in Malay
- limau bali
- pomelo in Indonesian
- jeruk bali
- pomelo in Persian
- دارابی dârâbi
- pomelo in Thai
- ส้มโอ
- pomelo in Vietnamese
- bưởi
- pomelo in Myanmar
- ကျွဲကောပင် kywai:kau:pang
Examples of pomelo in a sentence
- Pomelo.* — Much larger than an orange and smaller than a shaddock; a delicious fruit, preferred by many to the orange.1891, Bulletin No. 1-10, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Division of Pomology, page 79:
- 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.1904, Earley Vernon Wilcox, Clarence Beaman Smith, Farmer's Cyclopedia of Agriculture, page 241:
- 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:
Synonyms of pomelo
Forms of pomelo
| plural | pomelos |
|---|---|
| plural | pomeloes |
| alternative form | pommelo |
| alternative form | pumello |
| alternative form | pummelo |
| alternative form (obsolete) | pomello |
| alternative form (obsolete) | pomolo |
| alternative form (obsolete) | pumelo |
| alternative form (obsolete) | pummaloe |
| alternative form (obsolete) | pummelow |
Origin of pomelo
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.
Words formed from pomelo
Questions about pomelo
- What does pomelo mean?
- Pomelo means 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.
- What is pomelo in Hindi?
- Pomelo in Hindi is चकोतरा (cakotrā). See Pomelo meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use pomelo in a sentence?
- Pomelo.* — Much larger than an orange and smaller than a shaddock; a delicious fruit, preferred by many to the orange.
- What part of speech is pomelo?
- Pomelo is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pomelo?
- Pomelo is pronounced /ˈpɒmɪləʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of pomelo?
- The plural of pomelo is pomelos.
Words near pomelo in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: pomelo (page history and authors); pomelo (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਚਕੋਤਰਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ৰবাব টেঙা (Assamese) (page history and authors). 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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