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tangelo
[ tan-juh-loh ]
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.
tangelo
/ ˈtændʒəˌləʊ /
noun
- a hybrid produced by crossing a tangerine tree with a grapefruit tree
- the fruit of this hybrid, having orange acid-tasting flesh
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tangelo1
First recorded in 1900–05; tang(erine) + (pom)elo
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tangelo1
C20: from tang ( erine ) + ( pom ) elo
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