shaddock

Etymology
A clipping of earlier. Popularly claimed to be from a "Captain Shaddock" of the British who introduced its seeds to  from Southeast Asia. However, there are various historical problems concerning this lore, mainly pertaining to records of the purported seaman's surname; for one thorough review see this article by Shattocke Family history here. Compare etymology of, veritably also from a British officer's surname.

The surname itself is of origin; probably from or related to Chaddock at Lancashire, an estate in the township of Tyldesley, in the parish of Leigh (see ). The second particle may be descended from the diminutive suffix, but it is more likely ultimately cognate with 🇨🇬. However, Shaddock is an attested old variant of the name and it may simply be from that.

Noun

 * , in all its senses including grapefruit.