shaddock

[ shad-uhk ]

noun

Origin of shaddock

1
1690–1700; named after Captain Shaddock, 17th-century Englishman who brought the seed to the West Indies from the East Indies

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shaddock

/ (ˈʃædək) /


noun
  1. another name for pomelo

Origin of shaddock

1
C17: named after Captain Shaddock, who brought its seed from the East Indies to Jamaica in 1696

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