tangelo

American  

[tan-juh-loh] / ˈtæn dʒəˌloʊ /

noun

plural

tangelos

1. a hybrid citrus fruit, Citrus tangelo, that is a cross between the grapefruit and the tangerine and is cultivated in several varieties.

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tangelo British  

/ ˈtændʒəˌləʊ /

noun

1. a hybrid produced by crossing a tangerine tree with a grapefruit tree

2. the fruit of this hybrid, having orange acid-tasting flesh

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Etymology

Origin of tangelo

First recorded in 1900–05; tang(erine) + (pom)elo

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Example Sentences

Rich said they were labeled with such flavors as banana, tangelo and Girl Scout cookie.

From Washington Times • Dec. 3, 2019

Michelangelo Turned the color of an unripe tangelo As he stood in the Sistine Chapel, gazed fifty feet in the air And said, “You want it painted WHERE?”

From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2015

Through a variety of techniques, plants have also been modified for qualities attractive to consumers, such as seedless watermelons and grapes and the tangerine-grapefruit hybrid called a tangelo.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2015

Cowboys & Aliens could have been the tangelo of genre-blenders.

From Time • Jul. 28, 2011