grapfrukto
Esperanto
Grapfruktoj
Etymology
Partial calque of English grapefruit, with the second part replaced by the cognate frukto (“fruit”). Compare Yiddish גרייפּפֿרוכט (greypfrukht).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡrapˈfrukto]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -ukto
- Hyphenation: grap‧fruk‧to
Noun
grapfrukto (accusative singular grapfrukton, plural grapfruktoj, accusative plural grapfruktojn)
- grapefruit (tart fruit of Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of pomelo and sweet orange)
Related terms
- pampelmuso (“pomelo”)
- oranĝo (“orange (fruit)”)
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