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)
- (Netherlands) pomelo (fruit of the tree Citrus maxima)
- (Belgium) grapefruit
Descendants
- → Caribbean Javanese: jeruk pompelmus
- → English: pompelmous
- → French: pamplemousse
- → German: Pampelmuse
- → Italian: pompelmo
See also
Further reading
pompelmoes on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
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