Dictionary

ugli en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈʌɡli/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

A proprietary name, as an alteration of ugly, from the fruit's often lumpy and discolored appearance.

Meanings

1. Citrus × paradisi, a cross between a tangerine, Citrus reticulata, and a grapefruit Citrus paradisi, grown in the West Indies.
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Forms

Synonyms

uniq fruit · ugli fruit

Translations (22)

gl ghugli (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · ar نَرَنْج (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · cmn 牙買加醜橘 /牙买加丑橘 (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · es ugli (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · cy oren arw (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · no ugli (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · fi ugli (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · hu ugli (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · pt ugli-fruit (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · tr ugli meyvesi (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · da ugli (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · sv ugli (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · hu ugligyümölcs (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · ru угли (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · fr ugli (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · pl ugli (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · ja アグリフルーツ (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · fi rumeliini (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · cy oren garw (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · de Ugli (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · it mapo (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit) · nl ugli (cross between a tangerine and grapefruit)