Polyglot Dictionary

pomelo

/poˈmelo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los pomelos

Meaning

  1. grapefruit

    • Desayuno un pomelo.

      I have a grapefruit for breakfast.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

toronja

pomelo and toronja are close synonyms for "grapefruit," a regional variant — pomelo more Spain and South America, toronja more Mexico and the Caribbean.

Similar in other languages

French

pamplemousse

pamplemousse is the French word for the same thing — both mean "grapefruit."

Practice

1 What does pomelo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Desayuno un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pomelo?

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