pumelo
Americannoun
plural
pumelosExample Sentences
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The child had one arm round his neck, and with the other she hugged a ripe pumelo nearly as big as her own head.
From An Outcast of the Islands by Conrad, Joseph
Among the fruits grown are the date, mulberry, orange, lemon, pumelo, persimmon, lichi, pomegranate, pineapple, fig, coconut, mango, and banana, besides the usual kinds common in Western countries.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
"Pick up my pumelo, O Rajah of the sea!" she said, speaking in a high-pitched, clear voice with great volubility.
From An Outcast of the Islands by Conrad, Joseph
She waved her hand, staring with dreamy vacancy, while Lingard looked at her, and squatting down groped under the table after the pumelo.
From An Outcast of the Islands by Conrad, Joseph
She taught him the names of the strange fruits before them; but though listening and questioning eagerly, he could not afterward have told loquat from pumelo, or custard-apple from papaya.
From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner
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