pampelmoes
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Synonym of pomelo, as both a large fruit of Southeast Asia and as a catchall term for other related fruit such as the grapefruit.
Etymology
From French pamplemousse and Dutch pompelmoes, probably from 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 Tamil பம்ப ளிமாசு (pampa ḷimācu, “big citrus”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
pampelmoeses (plural)
pampelmouse (alternative)
pamplemousse (alternative)
pampelmousse (alternative)
pomplemoes (alternative)
pompelmoose (alternative)
pampelmoose (alternative)
pampelimonses (alternative)
pumplenose (alternative)
pamplenose (alternative)
pimplenose (alternative)
pumblenose (alternative)
Synonyms
pomelo
as both a large fruit of Southeast Asia and as a catchall term for other related fruit such as the grapefruit