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tangelo

/ˈtænd͡ʒələʊ/

tangelo noun: a citrus fruit that is a cross between a tangerine and a pomelo or a grapefruit.

tangelo: a citrus fruit that is a cross between a tangerine and a pomelo or a grapefruit
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Noun

tangelo (plural tangelos or 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.

tangelo meaning in Tamil

tangelo in Tamil

இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of tangelo

  • uglifruit
  • Citrus aurantium Tangelo Group [= Citrus ×paradisi × Citrus reticulata]

Forms of tangelo

pluraltangelos
pluraltangeloes

Origin of tangelo

Blend of tangerine + pomelo.

Words formed from tangelo

Questions about tangelo

What does tangelo mean?
Tangelo means a citrus fruit that is a cross between a tangerine and a pomelo or a grapefruit.
What is tangelo in Tamil?
Tangelo in Tamil is இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும். See Tangelo meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tangelo?
Tangelo is a noun.
How do you pronounce tangelo?
Tangelo is pronounced /ˈtænd͡ʒələʊ/.
What is the plural of tangelo?
The plural of tangelo is tangelos.

Words near tangelo in the dictionary

  1. tangdanite
  2. tangeant
  3. tanged
  4. tangeite
  5. tangeites
  6. tangelo
  7. tangeloes
  8. tangelogram
  9. tangelos
  10. Tangeman
  11. Tangemans

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: tangelo (page history and authors); tangelo (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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