pamplemoussier

French

Etymology

pamplemousse +‎ -ier

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɑ̃.plə.mu.sje/

Noun

pamplemoussier m (plural pamplemoussiers)

(botanic) grapefruit tree (Citrus maxima) from the Rutaceae family.
Cette fois-ci l’épreuve pour les deux équipes consistait à déraciner un vieux pamplemoussier. (Rémy Gils, Parlons Amis: Une langue aborigène de Taïwan, 2010)
This time the test for both teams was to consist in uprooting an old grapefruit tree.

Adjective

pamplemoussier (feminine singular pamplemoussière, masculine plural pamplemoussiers, feminine plural pamplemoussières)

(attributive) grapefruit

Further reading

“pamplemoussier” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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