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grapefruit
(greɪpfruːt)
Word forms: plural grapefruit, plural grapefruits
variable noun
A grapefruit is a large, round, yellow fruit, similar to an orange, that has a sharp, slightly bitter taste.
grapefruit in British English
(ˈɡreɪpˌfruːt)
nounWord forms: plural -fruit or -fruits
1.
a tropical or subtropical cultivated evergreen rutaceous tree, Citrus paradisi
2.
the large round edible fruit of this tree, which has yellow rind and juicy slightly bitter pulp
grapefruit in American English
(ˈgreɪpˌfrut)
noun
1.
a large, round, edible citrus fruit with a pale-yellow rind, juicy pulp, and a somewhat sour taste
2.
the semitropical evergreen tree (Citrus paradisi) of the rue family, that bears grapefruit
Word origin
so named because it grows in clustersgrapefruit in Hospitality
(greɪpfrut)
Word forms: (plural) grapefruit / grapefruits
noun (count) (noncount)
(Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, fruit)
A grapefruit is a large, round, yellow fruit, similar to an orange, that has a sharp, slightlybitter taste.
I find grapefruit too bitter to eat. I prefer oranges.
Would you like orange juice or grapefruit juice with your breakfast?
Serve the yellow grapefruit cut into segments.
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British English: grapefruit /ˈɡreɪpˌfruːt/ NOUN
A grapefruit is a large, round, yellow fruit that has a sharp taste.
- American English: grapefruit
- Arabic: لَيْمُونُ الـجَّنَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: toronja
- Chinese: 柚子
- Croatian: grejpfrut
- Czech: grapefruit
- Danish: grapefrugt
- Dutch: grapefruit
- European Spanish: pomelo
- Finnish: greippi
- French: pamplemousse
- German: Grapefruit
- Greek: γκρέιπφρουτ
- Italian: pompelmo
- Japanese: グレープフルーツ
- Korean: 그레이프프루트
- Norwegian: grapefrukt
- Polish: grejpfrut
- European Portuguese: toranja
- Romanian: grepfrut
- Russian: грейпфрут
- Latin American Spanish: pomelo
- Swedish: grapefrukt
- Thai: ส้มโอฝรั่ง
- Turkish: greyfurt
- Ukrainian: грейпфрут
- Vietnamese: quả bưởi
Chinese translation of 'grapefruit'
grapefruit
(ˈɡreɪpfruːt)
Word forms:pl grapefruit grapefruits
n (c/u)
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葡萄柚
(pútáoyòu) (个(個), gè)