Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orangelo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-ange-lo
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

orangelos (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tangelo

Questions

What does orangelo mean?: A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.
Where does orangelo come from?: Blend of orange + pomelo. Calque of Puerto Rican Spanish chironja, itself a blend of china (“orange”) + toronja (“grapefruit”).

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