pompelmoes
Dutch
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from pompoen (“pumpkin”) or pompel (“big, swollen”) + limoes, a variant of limoen modeled after Portuguese limões (“citrus, lemons”). Another explanation is as gradual corruption of Portuguese pomo limões (“citrus fruit”).[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: pom‧pel‧moes
Noun
pompelmoes f or m (plural pompelmoezen, diminutive pompelmoesje n)
- pomelo (fruit of the tree Citrus maxima)
Descendants
- English: pompelmous
- French: pamplemousse
- German: Pampelmuse
- Italian: pompelmo
See also
Further reading
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