pampelmoes

English

Alternative forms

  • 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 pompelmoes and Dutch pampelmoes, probably from Dutch 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 the Tamil name [script needed] (pampa limāsu, big citrus)

Noun

pampelmoes (plural pampelmoeses)

  1. (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.
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