Definition of POMELO

pomelo

Meanings

Plural: pomeloes, pomelos

Noun

  • southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits
  • large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulp
  • The large fruit of the Citrus maxima (syn. C. grandis), native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, with a thick green or yellow rind, a thick white pith, and semi-sweet translucent pale flesh.
  • The tree which produces this fruit.
  • The grapefruit.

Origin / Etymology

Of uncertain etymology, though possibly a variant of earlier pampelmoes, from French, Dutch, Portuguese sources ultimately equivalent to "thick lemon" or transcribing the Tamil பம்ப ளிமாசு (pampa ḷimācu, “big citrus”). Alternatively, possibly from pome (“apple”) + melon or some cognate; though such a compound is currently unattested, some early variant spellings seem to show influence from pome.

Synonyms

Chinese grapefruit, Citrus decumana, Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima, grapefruit, jabong, pampelmoes, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock

Scrabble Score: 10

pomelo is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pomelo is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pomelo is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

pomelo is a valid Words With Friends word