pampelmoes
English
Alternative forms
- 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
From French pompelmoes and Dutch pampelmoes, probably from Dutch 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 the Tamil name [script needed] (pampa limāsu, “big citrus”)
Noun
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
- pomelo (disputed)
References
- "pampelmous, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.