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tangelo

tangelo

2 5.3
A citrus fruit made from a tangerine and a grapefruit, juicy and easy to peel
  • noun
  • /ˈtæn.dʒə.loʊ/
translation icon : tangelo
  • I bought a few tangelos at the market because they are perfect for making juice.
  • tangelos and tangerines
  • tangelo orange
  • tangelo tree

Examples

  • Are these oranges or tangelos?

    The Santa Con (2014)

  • The tangelo is a delicious citrus fruit that is easy to peel and very juicy.

  • Does the name Tangelo mean anything to you?

  • Citrus salad trees offer winter and summer oranges, mandarins, lemons, limes, grapefruits, tangelos, and pomelos.

    Blog text (34)

  • Some are edible (hybrids like 'Tangelo', a cross between a mandarin and pomelo); some are just interesting, like 'Buddha's Hand' citron with finger-like projections.

    Blog text (24)

  • For dessert, we enjoyed a fruit salad that included sweet tangelos and other citrus fruits.

Synonyms

citrus
vstangelo
16 2.1

A fruit like an orange or lemon with thick rind and juicy flesh

is the specific tangerine and grapefruit hybrid that is easy to peel
citrus fruit
vstangelo
3 1.3

A juicy fruit with thick skin like an orange or lemon

is a specific hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit that peels easily
ugli
vstangelo
  • US
1 9.5

A large sweet citrus fruit that is a mix of tangerine and grapefruit with thick wrinkled skin and juicy flesh

is easy to peel rather than having thick wrinkled skin
ugli fruit
vstangelo
  • US
1 7.7

A large sweet citrus fruit that is a mix of tangerine and grapefruit with thick, wrinkled skin

is easy to peel and less likely to have thick wrinkled skin

Compounds

tangelo tree
6.8

A tree that grows a sweet citrus fruit from grapefruit and mandarin

How Juicy

grapefruit
57 1.0
tangelo
2 5.3
orange
126 1.0
lemon
318 1.0
mandarin
5 1.3

Surface Forms

tangelo singular
tangelos plural

Morphology

tangelo = tangerine + pomelo (semi-transparent) = tangerine + pomelo

The word is a blend of two fruit names (tangerine + pomelo), so its meaning as a hybrid citrus is derivable if the learner knows both source fruits, but the exact composition and form are not fully predictable.

Etymology

Tangelo is a blend of tangerine and pomelo or sometimes grapefruit, because the fruit was created by crossing those citrus types. A helpful way to remember it is that the name shows it is a mix, which fits its 'tangy' sweet-tart taste and easy-to-peel skin.