orangelo

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noun

A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.

OriginPuerto Rican Spanish chironja →
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Meanings

nounorangelo (plural orangelos)

plural orangelos

  1. A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.

Origin

  1. Puerto Rican Spanishchironja
  2. Englishorangelo

Blend of orange + pomelo. Calque of Puerto Rican Spanish chironja, itself a blend of china (“orange”) + toronja (“grapefruit”).

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Translations

Spanish chironja
  • chironjafruit
Cite this entry
APA

orangelo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orangelo

MLA

“orangelo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orangelo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orangelo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orangelo.

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