🇬🇧🇪🇸 grapefruit - pomelo : English Lesson

Meaning of "grapefruit" ("pomelo"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A grapefruit is a large, round, juicy citrus fruit with a thick skin that can be yellow or pinkish-orange. Inside, its flesh can be yellow, pink, or red. It tastes a bit sour and sometimes a little bitter, but many people love it for breakfast or as a healthy snack!

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I put googly eyes on my grapefruit and now it watches TV with me.

I squeezed a grapefruit and it squirted me right in the eye.

My grapefruit told my orange, “I’m your big cousin!”

Grandma’s grapefruit juice made my tongue do a backflip.

Grapefruits got their name because they grow in clusters—just like grapes!

At a sunny stall a child picked a big round grapefruit. She cut the grapefruit in half; pink grapefruit juice ran, and the perfume made her eyes bright. She held a spoon and sampled sour grapefruit flesh, then passed a grapefruit wedge to a stranger. The stranger laughed, puckered, then smiled—two strangers brought together.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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