pomeracn.
/ˈpɒmərak/, U.S. /ˈpɑməˌræk/, Caribbean English /ˈpɑmaˌrak/ Chiefly Caribbean.
The Malay apple, Syzygium malaccense; (also) the fruit of this.
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1919 Trinidad Guardian 28 Sept. 10 The Pomerak blossoms are out—masses of wine-coloured puffs falling thickly and silently to the ground.
1957 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 4 Aug. 12 How much for your Pomeracs?
1967 M. Anthony Green Days by River 28 In the tangle of branches above the banana trees were clusters of the red, pear-shaped fruit we called pomerac, and finding the tree now, I climbed and picked a good deal.
1969 T. H. Everett Living Trees of World xxvii. 270/2 The Malay apple or pomerack..has edible pear-shaped fruits, 2 to 3 inches long, red, pink or whitish.
1996 D. Brand In Another Place, not Here (1997) 199 Tamarinds she never really liked, not as much as Pomeracs, perfumed, velvet and red.
1996 S. Mootoo Cereus blooms at Night i. 58 Pohpoh lay in her bed staring at the pomerac tree outside her open window.
2009 A. Lakhan Caribbean Street Food 23 The young fruit—mango, plum, pommecythere, pommerac, portugal, cucumber, cherries—usually referred to as ‘green’, is arguably best for chow making.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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