tangelo

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/ˈtænd͡ʒələʊ/

noun

A citrus fruit that is a cross between a tangerine and a pomelo or a grapefruit.

Similar
uglifruitCitrus aurantium Tangelo Group [= Citrus ×paradisi × Citrus reticulata]tangelo treeugli fruitCitrus tangelougli
OriginEnglish pomelo ← French Tanger ← Arabic طَنْجَة (ṭanja) →
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Meanings

nountangelo (plural tangelos or tangeloes)

plural tangelos · plural tangeloes

  1. A citrus fruit that is a cross between a tangerine and a pomelo or a grapefruit.

    Synonyms: uglifruit, Citrus aurantium Tangelo Group [= Citrus ×paradisi × Citrus reticulata]

  2. A red-orange colour, like that of a tangelo.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA citrus fruit that is a cross between a tangerine and a pomelo or a grapefruit.

Similar
uglifruitCitrus aurantium Tangelo Group [= Citrus ×paradisi × Citrus reticulata]

More synonyms by meaning

nounhybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida

Similar
tangelo treeugli fruitCitrus tangelo
Broader
citruscitrus tree

nounlarge sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin

Similar
ugliugli fruit
Broader
edible fruit
Also see
ugliugli fruit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. LatinTingis
  2. Arabicطَنْجَة (ṭanja)
  3. FrenchTanger
  4. Englishtangerine
  5. Englishpomelo
  6. Englishtangelo

Blend of tangerine + pomelo.

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Translations

Finnish tangelo
  • tangeloA citrus fruit
Hebrew תפוזינה
  • תפוזינה (tapuzina)A citrus fruit
Italian tangelo
  • tangeloA citrus fruit
Māori tānero
  • tāneroA citrus fruit
Portuguese tangelo
  • tangeloA citrus fruit
Russian танжело
  • танжело (tanželo)A citrus fruit
Spanish tangelo
  • tangeloA citrus fruit

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

angelotGleaton
Cite this entry
APA

tangelo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangelo

MLA

“tangelo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangelo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tangelo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tangelo.

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