ส้มโอ
pomelo
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This is the everyday Thai word for a pomelo, a large citrus fruit with a thick rind and large segments.
pomelo
It refers to the pomelo fruit or its edible flesh.
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บนเครื่องบินเสิร์ฟยำส้มโอ bon khrʉ̂aŋ bin sə̀əp yam sômoo They served pomelo salad on the plane. บนเครื่องบินเสิร์ฟยำส้มโอ details
Learning notes
Explanation
ส้มโอ is the common Thai name for the pomelo, a large citrus fruit with a thick rind and large segments. Its flesh may be sweet, mildly tart, or slightly bitter depending on the variety. The usual classifier for a whole fruit is ลูก, as in ส้มโอหนึ่งลูก, “one pomelo.” A pomelo tree is ต้นส้มโอ, and the flesh is เนื้อส้มโอ. It is best to learn ส้มโอ as a complete fruit name rather than interpreting โอ separately.
Usage
It is commonly used when buying fruit at a market or supermarket, talking about its taste, or eating it at home. It also appears in dish names such as ยำส้มโอ, a Thai pomelo salad.
Caution
ส้มโอ means “pomelo,” not “grapefruit.” Grapefruit is normally called เกรปฟรุต or ส้มเกรปฟรุต in Thai. Also, โอ alone does not normally mean “pomelo”; use the complete word ส้มโอ.