He ʻano mea kanu ʻo Grapefruits. He hua citrus nui loa ia. ʻO ka inoa ʻo ka hua waina mai ka ʻōlelo Tamil ma India, ʻo ia ke ʻano "lemona nui". Ua hele mai ka inoa i ʻEulopa ma nā ʻōlelo ʻē aʻe ma o ka Pukiki a me Dutch.
Ma ka'ōlelo Kelemānia, kapa pinepineʻia ka Pamplemousse i ka hua waina. He kea maoli ka hua waina ma waena o ka ʻalani a me ka ʻalani. ʻOi aku ka ʻakika o ka grapefruits. ʻOi aku ka ʻawaʻawa o ka hua waina akā ʻai pinepine ʻia.
Hiki ke ulu ka lāʻau ʻalani a hiki i ʻumi mika ke kiʻekiʻe a loaʻa nā pua keʻokeʻo. He ʻili mānoanoa ka hua ponoʻī a hiki ke ulu a hiki i kahi kapuaʻi ke kiʻekiʻe. He keʻokeʻo ko lākou ʻiʻo a ʻulaʻula.