pamplemousse
French, noun/pɑ̃.plə.mus/
pamplemousse is spelled P-A-M-P-L-E-M-O-U-S-S-E (12 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 30,103rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pamplemousse is a French masculine noun meaning “pomelo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “: Fruit du pamplemoussier (Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis, ou Citrus decumana), de couleur jaune, rosé ou…”.
What does pamplemousse mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepomelo
- 2
masculinegrapefruit
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. : Fruit du pamplemoussier (Citrus maxima, Citrus grandis, ou Citrus decumana), de couleur jaune, rosé ou verdâtre, peu juteux et au goût parfois amer, piriforme, sphérique ou aplati, appartenant à la famille des agrumes (Citrus) dont il est le plus gros des fruits. 2. Agrume plus ou moins sphérique, à peau fine et contenant peu de pépins, de nom scientifique Citrus paradisi (ou Citrus x paradisi), également connu sous le nom de pomelo ou de l’anglicisme grapefruit. 3. Arbre fruitier de l’île Maurice et de l’île de la Réunion.
adjective: 1. Jaune orangé doux, de la couleur de la peau du pamplemousse. #F6D475
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pamplemousse
- pamplemousses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pamplemousse?
- /pɑ̃.plə.mus/
- /pɑ̃.plə.mʊs/
- \pɑ̃.plə.mus\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pamplemousse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pamplemousse in French?
pamplemousse appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).