orangelo

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

orangelo (plural orangelos)

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

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