pompelmoes

Dutch

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from pompoen (“pumpkin”) or pompel (“big, swollen”) + limoes, a variant of limoen modeled after Portuguese limões (“citrus, lemons”). Another explanation is a gradual corruption of Portuguese pomos limões (“citrus fruit”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔmpəlmus/, /pɔmpɔlmus/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pom‧pel‧moes

Noun

pompelmoes f or m (plural pompelmoezen, diminutive pompelmoesje n)

  1. (Netherlands) pomelo (fruit of the tree Citrus maxima)
  2. (Belgium) grapefruit

Descendants

  • → Caribbean Javanese: jeruk pompelmus
  • → Dhivehi: ބަނބުޅަބޮސް (baᵐbuḷabos)
  • → English: pompelmous
  • → French: pamplemousse
  • → German: Pampelmuse
  • → Italian: pompelmo
  • → Sinhalese: බංබලෝසි (baṁbalōsi)

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/pompelmoes

Further reading

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