pamplemousse
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch pompelmoes.
Pronunciation
- (Europe) IPA(key): /pɑ̃.plə.mus/
- (New Brunswick, Quebec) IPA(key): /pɑ̃.plə.mʊs/
Audio (Quebec, Montreal): (file)
Noun
pamplemousse m (plural pamplemousses)
- (botany, France, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, New Caledonia, Réunion, West Africa) pomelo
- grapefruit
Usage notes
Careful or scientific writing may make a distinction between pamplemousse, used for the pomelo (Citrus maxima), and pomélo for its hybrid the grapefruit (Citrus x paradisi). However, in many places pamplemousse is the normal word in common and commercial usage for the grapefruit, particularly where the pomelo is unfamiliar.
Synonyms
- (pomelo): pomélo, pomelo (Belgium, Switzerland, North America)
- (grapefruit): pomélo, pomelo, chadègue (Louisiana)
Derived terms
Further reading
Pamplemousse et pomélo on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr- “pamplemousse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
