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ugli

  • /ˈʌɡli/ US, UK

Sounds like ugly · Rhymes with -ʌɡli

Where it comes from

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

noun uglis

  1. Citrus × paradisi, a cross between a tangerine, Citrus reticulata, and a grapefruit Citrus paradisi, grown in the West Indies. In a world of fruit — from apples to uglis — why is wine made from grapes?

    Similar: ugli fruit, uniq fruit

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noun cross between a tangerine and grapefruit

Españolugli
日本語アグリフルーツ agurifurūtsu
中文牙買加醜橘 /牙买加丑橘 yámǎijiā chǒujú
Portuguêsugli-fruit
Françaisugli
DeutschUgli
Italianomapo
Русскийугли ugli
العربيةنَرَنْج naranj

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@misc{ugli_2026,
  title = {ugli},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ugli},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}