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tangelo

[ tan-juh-loh ]
/ ˈtæn dʒəˌloʊ /

noun, plural tan·ge·los.

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

Nearby words

  1. tanganyikan,
  2. tangata māori,
  3. tangata tiriti,
  4. tangata whenua,
  5. tange,
  6. tangency,
  7. tangent,
  8. tangent galvanometer,
  9. tangent line,
  10. tangent plane

Origin of tangelo

First recorded in 1900–05; tang(erine) + (pom)elo
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British Dictionary definitions for tangelo

tangelo

/ (ˈtændʒəˌləʊ) /

noun plural -los

a hybrid produced by crossing a tangerine tree with a grapefruit tree
the fruit of this hybrid, having orange acid-tasting flesh

Word Origin for tangelo

C20: from tang (erine) + (pom) elo
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Word Origin and History for tangelo

tangelo

n.

"hybrid of a tangerine and a pomelo," 1904, the word formed like the fruit.

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