Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tangelo

/ˈtænd͡ʒələʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: tan-ge-lo
IPA: /ˈtænd͡ʒələʊ/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A citrus fruit that is a cross between a tangerine and a pomelo or a grapefruit.

noun

A red-orange colour, like that of a tangelo.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Tingisder. Arabic طَنْجَة (ṭanja)der. French Tanger Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English tangerine English pomelo blend English tangelo Blend of tangerine + pomelo.

Inflected Forms

tangelos (plural) tangeloes (plural)

Phrases

Minneola tangelo

Frequently Paired Words

orangelo

Synonyms

uglifruit Citrus aurantium Tangelo Group [= Citrus ×paradisi × Citrus reticulata] ugli ugli fruit tangelo tree citrus tangelo

Questions

How do you pronounce tangelo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtænd͡ʒələʊ/.
What does tangelo mean?: A citrus fruit that is a cross between a tangerine and a pomelo or a grapefruit.
Where does tangelo come from?: Etymology tree Latin Tingisder. Arabic طَنْجَة (ṭanja)der. French Tanger Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English tangerine English pomelo blend English tangelo Blend of tangerine + pomelo.

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