Definitions for pomelo

pomelo pom·e·lo

Spelling: [pom-uh-loh]
IPA: /ˈpɒm əˌloʊ/

Pomelo is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 77 anagrams from letters in pomelo (elmoop).

Definitions for pomelo

noun

  1. the very large, yellow or orange citrus fruit of a tree, Citrus maxima, of southeastern Asia.
  2. the tree itself.

Origin of pomelo

1855-60; pseudo-Spanish alteration of pomplemoose Dutch pompelmoes, perhaps blend of pompoen pumpkin and Portuguese limões, plural of limão l

Examples for pomelo

After he has had his coffee and some bananas or a slice of pomelo, and taken his bath, he feels tolerably alive.

Next day, when the seven Princesses went as usual to the grave of their mother, the pomelo tree had disappeared.

The pomelo, or grape fruit, is fast gaining in favor and increasing in value.

However this may be, the pomelo character is strongly dominant in both the foliage and the fruit.

Desert was chilled jelly served with mango, sago and pomelo and sliced baked mooncakes.

The pomelo (grape-fruit) is a kind of lemon with a thicker rind and a more acid flavour.

One variety, known as the pomelo, is the kind that is commonly found in the market.

The pomelo is like our “grape fruit,” but larger, less bitter and less juicy.

The tizon is believed to be a natural hybrid between the mandarin and the pomelo.

(c) Primitive type of the Philippine pomelo (Citrus decumana L.).

Word Value for pomelo
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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