Pompelmous Definition
pŏmpəl-mo͝os
noun
A pomelo.
American Heritage
(obsolete) A grapefruit.
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Other Word Forms of Pompelmous
Noun
Singular:
pompelmous
Plural:
pompelmousesOrigin of Pompelmous
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Dutch probably Dutch pompel- thick, swollen (as in pompelbeen swollen legs, elephantiasis) (and pompelbloem water lily) or Dutch pompoen gourd, pumpkin (from Old French pompon a kind of pumpkin or melon) (from Old Italian popone) (from Latin pepō, pepōn- pepo) alteration of Portuguese limões pl. of limão lemon (from Arabic laymūn lemon)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Dutch pompelmoes; compare French pamplemousse.
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