Ugli

[ uhg-lee ]

Trademark.

1. a large, sweet variety of tangelo, of Jamaican origin, having rough, wrinkled, yellowish skin.

UGLI

/ ˈʌɡlɪ /

noun

1. a large juicy yellow-skinned citrus fruit of the Caribbean: a cross between a tangerine, grapefruit, and orange Also calledUGLI fruit

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ugli¹

C20: probably an alteration of ugly , referring to its wrinkled skin