pomelo
noun
pom·e·lo ˈpä-mə-ˌlō 
plural pomelos
1
: grapefruit
2
or pummelo
ˈpə-mə-ˌlō
a
: a very large thick-rinded usually pear-shaped citrus fruit differing from the closely related grapefruit especially in its loose rind and often coarse dry pulp
b
: a large widely cultivated tropical tree (Citrus maxima synonym C. grandis) of southeast Asia that bears pomelos
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web According to statistics from Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture, Taiwan produced more than 82,000 tons of pomelo fruit last year, of which about 7% – or about 5,000 tons – were exported to mainland China. 
Gladys Tsai, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 Black cardamom, pomelo, and dia sieu wood are sourced largely from farmers and foragers belonging to local ethnic minority groups like the Red Dao and Hmong. Bon Appétit, 31 Mar. 2022 Pomelos are often used in Asian dishes that pair the fruit with spicy, sweet and salty components, like this traditional Thai pomelo salad with shrimp. Casey Barber, CNN, 22 Feb. 2022 Grapefruit generation features top notes of pomelo skin, elm leaf and silver; heart notes of hawthorn flower, tuberose and paradisone; and a base of cork, grapefruit and animalic musk. Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021 The Rambler expects to sell close to 500 cans in flavors like peach, pineapple and grapefruit pomelo. New York Times, 30 May 2021 The house has a large garden dotted with lemon, loquat, and pomelo trees, named after Dajani’s parents, aunts and uncles. Dalia Hatuqa, Time, 12 May 2021 The notes for perfumer Mathieu Nardin’s ripe and juicy tribute to citrus read like a cocktail mixer, its combination of pomelo, tangerine, and bergamot appealingly zesty. Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2021 Named for a citrus hybrid crossing a tangerine and a pomelo, Tangelo Park was built in the 1950s on former orange groves. Stephen Hudak, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Mar. 2021 See More
Gladys Tsai, CNN, 22 Aug. 2022 Black cardamom, pomelo, and dia sieu wood are sourced largely from farmers and foragers belonging to local ethnic minority groups like the Red Dao and Hmong. Bon Appétit, 31 Mar. 2022 Pomelos are often used in Asian dishes that pair the fruit with spicy, sweet and salty components, like this traditional Thai pomelo salad with shrimp. Casey Barber, CNN, 22 Feb. 2022 Grapefruit generation features top notes of pomelo skin, elm leaf and silver; heart notes of hawthorn flower, tuberose and paradisone; and a base of cork, grapefruit and animalic musk. Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021 The Rambler expects to sell close to 500 cans in flavors like peach, pineapple and grapefruit pomelo. New York Times, 30 May 2021 The house has a large garden dotted with lemon, loquat, and pomelo trees, named after Dajani’s parents, aunts and uncles. Dalia Hatuqa, Time, 12 May 2021 The notes for perfumer Mathieu Nardin’s ripe and juicy tribute to citrus read like a cocktail mixer, its combination of pomelo, tangerine, and bergamot appealingly zesty. Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2021 Named for a citrus hybrid crossing a tangerine and a pomelo, Tangelo Park was built in the 1950s on former orange groves. Stephen Hudak, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
probably alteration of earlier pompelmous, from Dutch pompelmoes
First Known Use
1817, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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