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English
- pampelmouse, pamplemousse, pampelmousse, pomplemoes, pompelmoose, pampelmoose
- (obsolete): pampelimonses, pumplenose, pamplenose, pimplenose, pumblenose, pummelnose, pumpelmoes, pumplemoes, pumplemus, pumpelmus, pumplemousse, pomplemose, pomplemous, pompelmus, pompelmos, pompelmous, pompelmouse, pompelmousse
Etymology
From French pamplemousse and Dutch pompelmoes, probably from pompel (“thick”) or pompoen (“pumpkin”), from French pompon (“pumpkin; melon”), and from Portuguese limões (“lemons”). Continuing use in South Africa supported by Afrikaans pompelmoes and pampelmoes. Possibly originally transcribing Tamil பம்ப ளிமாசு (pampa ḷimācu, “big citrus”).
Noun
pampelmoes (plural pampelmoeses)
- (now chiefly South Africa) Synonym of pomelo, as both a large fruit of Southeast Asia and as a catchall term for other related fruit such as the grapefruit.
Descendants
References
- "pampelmous, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.