pummelo
- noun
- /ˈpʌməloʊ/
- Indian
:
pomelo
- The pummelo is a large, thick-skinned fruit that resembles a grapefruit in taste and texture.
Examples
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I enjoyed a refreshing salad that included slices of pummelo mixed with other tropical fruits.
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Pummelo - Grapefruits may have been developed from these larger, sweeter relatives.
Academic text (1995) -
All pummelos, Citrus grandis, are eaten fresh or juiced.
Academic text (1995) -
At the market, I saw a vendor selling bright green pummelos that were freshly harvested.
Synonyms
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A large fruit like a grapefruit with thick skin or the tree that grows it
A large Southeast Asian citrus tree that produces pomelo fruit
A Southeast Asian tree that grows large, thick-skinned fruits like a grapefruit
A Southeast Asian tree that makes large sweet fruits like a grapefruit
A tree that makes large, sweet fruits like a grapefruit
A large citrus tree or its big fruit similar to a grapefruit
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Pummelo comes from a Southeast Asian name for the big citrus fruit and reached English through European languages as pomelo. Think of it as the 'big grapefruit' from Asia, which explains why a pummelo is a very large, thick-skinned citrus fruit.