Meaning
grapefruit
- a large, round, bitter-sweet citrus fruit
- the citrus tree that bears grapefruit
In a sentence
Bevo un bicchiere di succo di pompelmo ogni mattina a colazione.
I drink a glass of grapefruit juice every morning at breakfast.
Questo pompelmo è troppo amaro; preferisco aggiungere un po' di zucchero.
This grapefruit is too bitter; I prefer to add a little sugar.
Preferisci il pompelmo giallo o quello rosa per la macedonia?
Do you prefer yellow grapefruit or pink grapefruit for the fruit salad?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pompelmo | masculine · singular |
| pompelmi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Unlike most fruit names in Italian, 'pompelmo' is masculine for both tree and fruit.