shaddock

English

Alternative forms

(obsolete): shattuck, shaddoc, shadock, chaddock, chadock

Etymology

A clipping of earlier shaddock-tree, from a Captain Shaddock of the East India Company who introduced its seeds to Barbados from Southeast Asia.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʃadək/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈʃædək/

Noun

shaddock (plural shaddocks)

Synonym of pomelo, in all its senses including (inexact) grapefruit

Derived terms

shaddock-tree (dated); shaddock orange (dated); shaddock-bower; shaddock-frail; shaddock-stock

References

"shaddock, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Anagrams

Haddocks, haddocks

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