pamplemousse

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch pompelmoes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑ̃.plə.mus/

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Noun

pamplemousse m (plural pamplemousses)

1. (botany, France, Canada) pomelo
2. grapefruit

Synonyms

• (pomelo): pomélo, pomelo (Belgium, Switzerland)
• (grapefruit): pomélo, pomelo (Canada)

Related terms

• pamplemoussier

Further reading

• Pamplemousse et pomélo on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• “pamplemousse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).