Etymology

ponkan

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Today it means: A sweet, round citrus fruit which is a hybrid of a mandarin and a pomelo (Citrus poonensis). Full definition →

Hokkien 椪柑
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  1. Hokkien · derived from椪柑
  2. English todayponkan

Borrowed from Japanese 椪柑(ポンかん) (ponkan), from Hokkien 椪柑 (phòng-kam).

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