pamplemoussier

pamplemoussier

French

Etymology

    From pamplemousse +‎ -ier.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pɑ̃.plə.mu.sje/
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    Noun

    pamplemoussier m (plural pamplemoussiers)

    1. (botanic) grapefruit tree (Citrus maxima) from the Rutaceae family
      • Cette fois-ci l’épreuve pour les deux équipes consistait à déraciner un vieux pamplemoussier.
        This time the test for both teams involved uprooting an old grapefruit tree.
        (Rémy Gils, Parlons Amis: Une langue aborigène de Taïwan, 2010)

    Adjective

    pamplemoussier (feminine pamplemoussière, masculine plural pamplemoussiers, feminine plural pamplemoussières)

    1. (relational) grapefruit

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