pomelo
Americannoun
plural
pomelos-
the very large, yellow or orange citrus fruit of a tree, Citrus maxima, of southeastern Asia.
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the tree itself.
noun
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a tropical rutaceous tree, Citrus maxima (or C. decumana ), grown widely in oriental regions for its large yellow grapefruit-like edible fruit
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the fruit of this tree
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another name for grapefruit
Etymology
Origin of pomelo
1855–60; pseudo-Spanish alteration of pomplemoose < Dutch pompelmoes, perhaps blend of pompoen pumpkin and Portuguese limões, plural of limão lemon
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A 10-month-old white-faced saki monkey called Fia and two eight-month-old golden lion tamarin primates, male Pomelo and female Clementine, have all been named by zookeepers recently.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025
Other sources said Thai e-commerce enabler aCommerce and startup Pomelo Fashion are considering IPOs next year.
From Reuters • Aug. 27, 2021
Standouts include the Ginger, inspired by Dee's West Indian aunt's rum punch and the wonderfully crisp Grapefruit & Pomelo.
From Fox News • Jul. 3, 2021
Arctic Summer is made with the name-brand Polar seltzer, and comes in flavors like Pineapple Pomelo and Raspberry Lime.
From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2020
Upstairs, at the nonprofit, fair-trade Pomelo Boutique, expat volunteers market the work of about 20 Burmese artisan groups.
From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2014
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