pampelmoes
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- pampelmouse, pamplemousse, pampelmousse, pomplemoes, pompelmoose, pampelmoose
- (obsolete): pampelimonses, pumplenose, pamplenose, pimplenose, pumblenose, pummelnose, pumpelmoes, pumplemoes, pumplemus, pumpelmus, pumplemousse, pomplemose, pomplemous, pompelmus, pompelmos, pompelmous, pompelmouse, pompelmousse
Etymology edit
From French pamplemousse and Dutch pompelmoes, probably from pompel (“thick”) or pompoen (“pumpkin”), from French pompon (“pumpkin; melon”), and from Portuguese limões (“lemons”). Continuing use in South Africa supported by Afrikaans pompelmoes and pampelmoes. Possibly originally transcribing Tamil பம்ப ளிமாசு (pampa ḷimācu, “big citrus”).
Noun edit
pampelmoes (plural pampelmoeses)
- (now chiefly South Africa) Synonym of pomelo, as both a large fruit of Southeast Asia and as a catchall term for other related fruit such as the grapefruit.
Descendants edit
- pomelo (disputed)
References edit
- "pampelmous, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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- en:Citrus subfamily plants