shaddock

American  

[shad-uhk] / ˈʃæd ək /

noun

1. pomelo.

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shaddock British  

/ ˈʃædək /

noun

1. another name for pomelo

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Etymology

Origin of shaddock

1690–1700; named after Captain Shaddock, 17th-century Englishman who brought the seed to the West Indies from the East Indies

Example Sentences

Grapefruit, also known as shaddock, is a large, pale-yellow fruit belonging to the citrus group.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 5: Fruit and Fruit Desserts; Canning and Drying; Jelly Making, Preserving and Pickling; Confections; Beverages; the Planning of Meals by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

The shaddock of Java is a magnificent fruit, and surpasses those of any other country with which I am acquainted.

From Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. by Davidson, G. F.

The Grape Fruit.—This fruit, a variety of shaddock, belongs to the great citrus family, of which there are one hundred and sixty-nine known varieties.

From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.

For to have the name "Snuffey" brought forward it is what the heart can forgive, but never forget in this valley of the shaddock.

From Old Friends, Epistolary Parody by Lang, Andrew

Citrus decumana.—The shaddock, which has the largest fruit of the family.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William