"pompelmoes" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /pɔmpəlmus/, /pɔmpɔlmus/ Audio: Nl-pompelmoes.ogg Forms: pompelmoezen [plural], pompelmoesje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from pompoen (“pumpkin”) or pompel (“big, swollen”) + limoes, a variant of limoen modeled after Portuguese limões (“citrus, lemons”). Another explanation is a gradual corruption of Portuguese pomos limões (“citrus fruit”). Etymology templates: {{unc|nl}} Uncertain, {{der|nl|pt|limão|limões|citrus, lemons}} Portuguese limões (“citrus, lemons”), {{der|nl|pt|pomos limões||citrus fruit}} Portuguese pomos limões (“citrus fruit”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|f,m|-zen|+}} pompelmoes f or m (plural pompelmoezen, diminutive pompelmoesje n)
  1. (Netherlands) pomelo (fruit of the tree Citrus maxima) Tags: Netherlands, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-pompelmoes-nl-noun-XRQSmvnm Categories (other): Netherlands Dutch, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with f+m gender, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fruits Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with f+m gender: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Fruits: 77 23
  2. (Belgium) grapefruit Tags: Belgium, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-pompelmoes-nl-noun-4wlwZl7S Categories (other): Belgian Dutch, Dutch nouns with f+m gender Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with f+m gender: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: grapefruit, pomelo

Inflected forms

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    {
      "lang": "Caribbean Javanese",
      "lang_code": "jvn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "jeruk pompelmus"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Dhivehi",
      "lang_code": "dv",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "baᵐbuḷabos",
      "word": "ބަނބުޅަބޮސް"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pompelmous"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pamplemousse"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Pampelmuse"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pompelmo"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "lang_code": "si",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "baṁbalōsi",
      "word": "බංබලෝසි"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "pompoen",
      "pompoen#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "pompel",
      "pompel#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "limoes",
      "limoes#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "limoen",
      "limoen#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "limões",
      "limão#Portuguese"
    ],
    [
      "pomo",
      "pomo#Portuguese"
    ],
    [
      "limões",
      "limão#Portuguese"
    ]
  ],
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      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "pt",
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Possibly from pompoen (“pumpkin”) or pompel (“big, swollen”) + limoes, a variant of limoen modeled after Portuguese limões (“citrus, lemons”). Another explanation is a gradual corruption of Portuguese pomos limões (“citrus fruit”).",
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    {
      "form": "pompelmoezen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pompelmoesje",
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        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "pel",
        "moes"
      ]
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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        },
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "pomelo",
          "pomelo"
        ],
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        ]
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        },
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      ],
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɔmpɔlmus/"
    },
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    "Dutch nouns",
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    "Dutch nouns with multiple genders",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch terms derived from Portuguese",
    "Dutch terms with unknown etymologies",
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    "Pages with entries",
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      ],
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    },
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      "lang_code": "dv",
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      ],
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      "word": "ބަނބުޅަބޮސް"
    },
    {
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Pampelmuse"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "pompelmo"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "lang_code": "si",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "baṁbalōsi",
      "word": "බංබලෝසි"
    }
  ],
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    [
      "pompoen",
      "pompoen#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "pompel",
      "pompel#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "limoes",
      "limoes#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "limoen",
      "limoen#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "limões",
      "limão#Portuguese"
    ],
    [
      "pomo",
      "pomo#Portuguese"
    ],
    [
      "limões",
      "limão#Portuguese"
    ]
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pompelmoezen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pompelmoesje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɔmpɔlmus/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "pompelmoes"
}

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