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orangelo

orangelo noun: a citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.

Noun

orangelo (plural orangelos)

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

Forms of orangelo

pluralorangelos

Origin of orangelo

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

Questions about orangelo

What does orangelo mean?
Orangelo means a citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.
What part of speech is orangelo?
Orangelo is a noun.
What is the plural of orangelo?
The plural of orangelo is orangelos.

Words near orangelo in the dictionary

  1. Orangeists
  2. orangeite
  3. orangeites
  4. orangeless
  5. orangelike
  6. orangelo
  7. orangelos
  8. orangely
  9. Orangeman
  10. Orangemen
  11. Orangemen's Day

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