Etymology

dekopon

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Today it means: A large, sweet hybrid citrus fruit, made by crossing a kiyomi and a ponkan. Full definition →

Japanese デコポン
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  1. Japanese · borrowed fromデコポン
  2. English todaydekopon

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.