tangerina

Portuguese

tangerina

Etymology

Tânger (“Tangier, a city in Morroco”) +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌtɐ̃.ʒi.ˈɾi.na/, /ˌtɐ̃.ʒi.ˈɾi.nɐ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌtɐ̃.ʒe.ˈɾi.na/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.ʒɨ.ˈɾi.nɐ/
• Hyphenation: tan‧ge‧ri‧na

Noun

tangerina f (plural tangerinas)

1. mandarin; tangerine (a citric fruit)

Synonyms

In Brazil there are several regional synonyms for tangerina:

• bergamota, vergamota, mimosa (South Brazil)
• laranja-cravo (Northeast Brazil)
• laranja-mimosa, mandarina, mexerica (Center-West and Southeast Brazil)
• poncã (Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, South Brazil)
• tanja (Maranhão, Piauí)

Hyponyms

• clementina, montenegrina, poncã

Related terms

• Tânger
• tangerineira

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

tangerina f (Cyrillic spelling тангерина)

1. tangerine
2. mandarin; mandarine

Synonyms

• mandarina

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Spanish

Adjective

tangerina f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective tangerino.

Noun

tangerina f (plural tangerinas, masculine tangerino)

1. feminine equivalent of tangerino