shaddock

shad·dock

S0308400 (shăd′ək)n. See pomelo.

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[Probably alteration of earlier chaddock, probably after Captain Philip Chaddock, 17th-century English trader who perhaps introduced the fruit to Barbados.]

shaddock

(ˈʃædək) n (Plants) another name for pomelo[C17: named after Captain Shaddock, who brought its seed from the East Indies to Jamaica in 1696]

pom•e•lo

(ˈpɒm əˌloʊ)

n., pl. -los. 1. the very large, yellow or orange citrus fruit of a tree, Citrus maxima, of SE Asia, closely related to the grapefruit. 2. the tree itself. Also called shaddock. [1855–60; pseudo-Sp alter. of pomplemoose < Dutch pompelmoes shaddock, perhaps b. pompoen pumpkin and Portuguese limões, pl. of limão lemon]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shaddock - southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruitsCitrus decumana, Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelopomelo, shaddock - large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulpgenus Citrus - orange; lemon; lime; etc.citrus tree, citrus - any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds
	2.	shaddock - large pear-shaped fruit similar to grapefruit but with coarse dry pulppomelocitrous fruit, citrus, citrus fruit - any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regionsCitrus decumana, Citrus grandis, Citrus maxima, pomelo, pomelo tree, pummelo, shaddock - southeastern Asian tree producing large fruits resembling grapefruits

Translations

pamplemousse