Pomelo

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: pŏʹmÄ­lō, IPA: /ˈpÉ’mɪ̶ləʊ/,

Alternative forms

Origin

Origin uncertain; perhaps an alteration of Dutch pampelmoes ("shaddock"); alternatively, perhaps an alteration of a compound of the obsolete pome ("apple") + melon, or an alteration of a compound of their cognates (forms such as pomello and pomolo suggest the influence of pome or its cognates, but the hypothesised compound of pome + melon (or mutatis mutandis) is unattested).

Full definition of pomelo

Noun

1. A large yellow citrus fruit native to southeastern Asia and Malaysia. It has a sweet flesh and is about 25 centimeters in diameter.
2. A tree which produces pomelos, Citrus maxima.
3. (now chiefly US and South Africa) A grapefruit.

Synonyms

• (Asian citrus fruit) Chinese grapefruit, jabong, shaddock
• ((US, South African) grapefruit) forbidden fruit