tangerineira

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From tangerina (mandarin fruit) +‎ -eira, from Tânger (Tangier, a city in Morocco).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /tɐ̃.ʒe.ɾiˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [tɐ̃.ʒe.ɾiˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɐ̃.ʒe.ɾiˈne(j).ɾa/ [tɐ̃.ʒe.ɾiˈne(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 

  • Hyphenation: tan‧ge‧ri‧nei‧ra

Noun

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tangerineira f (plural tangerineiras)

  1. mandarin (a tree)
    Synonyms: bergamoteira, mandarineira, mexeriqueira, vergamoteira
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