tangerine

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[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈtæn.ʤə.ˌɹin/
  • Schoolbook Phonetics: (tănʹju̇rēnʺ)
  • Last Resort Phonetics: TAN-juh-reen

[edit] Etymology

from French Tanger, after Tangier, Morocco.

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Singular
tangerine

Plural
tangerines

tangerine (plural tangerines)

  1. Any of several varieties of mandarin oranges.
  2. (color/colour) A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.
    tangerine colour:    
  3. A tree that produces tangerines.
  4. A native or inhabitant of Tangier.

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tangerine

  1. (colour) of a deep yellowish-orange colour.

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