tan|gor

tan|gor
tan|gor «TAN jr, -jor», noun.
a hybrid between a tangerine and an orange: »

They are natural hybrids, almost certainly tangors…and they are so sweet that people on diets sometimes eat them before dinner in order to throttle their appetites (New Yorker).

[< tang(erine) + or(ange)]

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  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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