dekopon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese デコポン (dekopon), from でこ (凸, deko, “uneven”) + ポンカン (ponkan, “a kind of tangerine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛkəʊpɒn/

Noun

dekopon (plural dekopons)

1. A large, sweet hybrid citrus fruit, made by crossing a kiyomi and a ponkan.

Synonyms

• kumamoto, kiyopon, hallabong

Translations

hybrid citrus fruit

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 凸頂柑／凸顶柑 (tūdǐnggān)

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