ugli

ugli

English

Etymology

Proprietary name, an alteration of ugly, from the fruit's often lumpy and discoloured appearance.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʌɡli/
• Rhymes: -ʌɡli
• Homophone: ugly

Noun

ugli (plural uglis)

1. Citrus × paradisi, a cross between a tangerine, Citrus reticulata and grapefruit Citrus paradisi, grown in the West Indies.
   • 2009, Wine Enthusiast (volume 22, issues 8-13, page 36)

     In a world of fruit — from apples to uglis — why is wine made from grapes?

Synonyms

• ugli fruit
• uniq fruit

Translations

cross between a tangerine and grapefruit

Arabic: نَرَنْج‎ m (naranj) Chinese: Mandarin: 牙買加醜橘／牙买加丑橘 (yámǎijiā chǒujú) Czech: please add this translation if you can Danish: ugli c Dutch: ugli (nl) m Finnish: ugli, rumeliini (fi) French: ugli (fr) Galician: ghugli German: Ugli Hungarian: ugli, ugligyümölcs Italian: mapo (it) m Japanese: アグリフルーツ (agurifurūtsu) Korean: please add this translation if you can Norwegian: ugli Portuguese: ugli-fruit f Russian: угли (ugli) Spanish: ugli Swedish: ugli Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can Welsh: oren garw m, oren arw f

Anagrams

• iglu

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English ugli, from ugly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈy.ɣli/

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• Hyphenation: ugli

Noun

ugli m (plural ugli's)

1. ugli