ugli

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

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

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, numbers 8-13, page 36:

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

• ugli fruit
• uniq fruit

• iglu

Borrowed from English ugli, from ugly.

• IPA^(key): /ˈy.ɣli/

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• Hyphenation: ugli

ugli m (plural ugli's)

1. ugli