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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespamplemousse
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pamplemousse
"J'aime boire du jus de pamplemousse au petit-déjeuner."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A large, round, yellow citrus fruit with an acidic, juicy, and slightly bitter pulp.
"She eats half a grapefruit with a sprinkle of sugar every morning."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 19th century in Jamaica; so called because the fruit grows in clusters resembling grapes on the tree.
10 Global Lexicons: How "Grapefruit" is said worldwide
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pamplemousse
Transliteration: pamplemousse
"J'aime boire du jus de pamplemousse au petit-déjeuner."
Grapefruit
Transliteration: Grapefruit
"Grapefruits sind sehr gesund, aber manchmal etwas bitter."
pompelmo
Transliteration: pompelmo
"Il succo di pompelmo è ricco di vitamina C."
toronja
Transliteration: toronja
"Desayuné tostadas y media toronja."
toranja
Transliteration: toranja
"O suco de toranja é refrescante no verão."
चकोतरा
Transliteration: chakotra
"चकोतरा सेहत के लिए बहुत अच्छा होता है।"
葡萄柚
Transliteration: pútáoyòu
"我早餐常常吃半个葡萄柚。"
자몽
Transliteration: jamong
"아침마다 자몽 주스를 마셔요."
グレープフルーツ
Transliteration: gurēpufurūtsu
"毎朝グレープフルーツを食べています。"
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