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tangerine

[ tan-juh-reen, tan-juh-reen ]

noun

  1. Also called mandarin, mandarin orange. any of several varieties of mandarin, cultivated widely, especially in the U.S.
  2. deep orange; reddish orange.


adjective

  1. of the color tangerine; reddish-orange.

tangerine

/ ˌtændʒəˈriːn /

noun

  1. an Asian citrus tree, Citrus reticulata, cultivated for its small edible orange-like fruits
  2. the fruit of this tree, having a loose rind and sweet spicy flesh
    1. a reddish-orange colour
    2. ( as adjective )

      a tangerine door



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Word History and Origins

Origin of tangerine1

C19: from Tangier

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Example Sentences

Pour in Campari to fill the glass and float one more tangerine slice.

Please note: The faux-Tangerine Dream soundtrack was not included with the computer.

A close second: thinking the public has the I.Q. of a tangerine.

The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Babyby Tom Wolfe The ur-text of New Journalism still bears rereading now.

Put the dried apricots into a saucepan with the water, and add the sugar and juices from the lemon and tangerine or orange.

A few mandarini—tangerine oranges—rolled on a plate for dessert.

He waited, palpably waited, but Arlee continued to peel a tangerine with absorption, and the question had to come from him.

Very carefully she tore the tangerine skin into very little bits, her head bent over it.

The ex-Marine was munching on a Lebanese tangerine and watching the Nile boats below.

I respect Billy, the adjutant, for his long service and the Tangerine at the back of his neck.

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