grapfrukto

Esperanto

Etymology

Partial calque of English grapefruit, with the second part replaced by the cognate frukto (fruit). Compare Yiddish גרייפּפֿרוכט (greypfrukht).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡrapˈfrukto/
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  • Rhymes: -ukto
  • Hyphenation: grap‧fruk‧to

Noun

grapfrukto (accusative singular grapfrukton, plural grapfruktoj, accusative plural grapfruktojn)

  1. grapefruit (tart fruit of Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of pomelo and sweet orange)