shaddock
/ˈʃadək/US/ˈʃædək/
shaddock noun: synonym of pomelo, in all its senses including (inexact) grapefruit.
Noun
shaddock (plural shaddocks)
- Synonym of pomelo, in all its senses including (inexact) grapefruit.
- Oranges thrive better than below, producing abundance of delicious fruit; but the shaddock or pumplemous (Citrus decumana) requires the full force of a tropical sun, for it will not thrive even at Tondano a thousand feet lower.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 390
- Elizabeth Millar had five acres under shaddocks, callaloo, peppers and calabash.2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 302
- Synonyms:
- pomelo, in all its senses including
Proper noun capitalized: Shaddock
Shaddock (plural Shaddocks)
- A surname.
shaddock meaning in Urdu and Telugu
shaddock in Urdu
- چکوترے کی ایک ذات
shaddock in Telugu
- the shaddock or pomelo tree - Citrus decumana synonym of Citrus maxima
- పంపరపనస pamparapanasa
Synonyms of shaddock
- pomelo
- in all its senses including
Forms of shaddock
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | shaddocks |
| alternative form | shattuck |
| alternative form | shaddoc |
| alternative form | shadock |
| alternative form | chaddock |
| alternative form | chadock |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Shaddocks |
Origin of shaddock
A clipping of earlier shaddock-tree. Popularly claimed to be from a "Captain Shaddock" of the British East India Company who introduced its seeds to Barbados from Southeast Asia. However, there are various historical problems concerning this lore, mainly pertaining to records of the purported seaman's surname; for one thorough review see this article by Shattocke Family history here (nota bene: Dead link. Try similar substitute page). Compare etymology of shrapnel, veritably also from a British officer's surname. The surname itself is of Old English origin; probably from or related to Chaddock at Lancashire, an estate in the township of Tyldesley, in the parish of Leigh (see Chaddock Hall). The second particle may be descended from the diminutive suffix -ock, but it is more likely ultimately cognate with English oak. However, Shaddock is an attested old variant of the name Chadwick and it may simply be from that.
Altered form of Chadwick.
Words formed from shaddock
- shaddock-tree
- shaddock orange
- shaddock-bower
- shaddock-frail
- shaddock-stock
Questions about shaddock
- What does shaddock mean?
- Shaddock means synonym of pomelo, in all its senses including (inexact) grapefruit.
- What is shaddock in Urdu?
- Shaddock in Urdu is چکوترے کی ایک ذات. See Shaddock meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is shaddock?
- Shaddock can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce shaddock?
- Shaddock is pronounced /ˈʃadək/ (UK).
- What is the plural of shaddock?
- The plural of shaddock is shaddocks.
Words near shaddock in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shaddock (page history and authors); Shaddock (page history and authors); shaddock (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); పంపరపనస (Telugu) (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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