‖ chaumontel|ʃomɔ̃tɛl| [F.; from name of a village in the department Seine-et-Oise.] A large variety of pear. 1755in Johnson s.v.Pear. 1862 Ansted Channel Isl. iv. xxi. 489 The most remarkable in both islands is the chaumontel.Ibid. 489 Chaumontel pears of extraordinary size.