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Have you ever wondered why grapefruits are called grapefruits? What does the word "grape" have to do with the large citrus fruit?  An explanation is that these fruit grow in clusters, or as they say in French, en grappes. 


Vocabulary

douce-amère, doux-amer: bittersweet

un pamplemousse: a grapefruit
une grappe de raisin: a bunch of grapes
en grappe:  in clusters

un agrume: a citrus fruit

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