tangerine
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- noun
- /ˌtæn.dʒəˈrin/
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mandarina
- From the corner of my patio, I can reach out and pluck a tangerine for breakfast.
- bananas and tangerines
- oranges and tangerines
Man the size of a tangerine for minimal effort.
- Man the size of a tangerine for minimal effort.
- Right now I have tangerine and lemon lime.
- Can't forget the Tara, my favorite beer and sriracha and QP Mayo and a tangerine from Treju Island.
- Now you're providing now fully ready to use broken down source of sugar in the tangerine.
- It smells like tangerine and honey, but I love how like extremely rich and thick and sticky this is.
- I am drinking a blood orange tangerine and it's magical.
- Orange, Orange, Clementine, tangerine, citrus, grape pile, mango, strawberry, apricot.
Examples
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She's here at Christmas giving out tangerines to the children.
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The only snacks they have are carrot sticks and tangerines.
Fiction book (2000) -
Do you want a tangerine?
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A tangerine is better than an orange.
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- Um, do you like tangerines? - I do.
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When I was growing up, the only time we saw tangerines was at Christmas.
Blog text (19) -
Give her some tangerine.
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His window was open, and I could smell the grapefruit and tangerines hanging on the trees outside.
Fiction book (1991) -
His favorite bookseller was gone, the stall now given over to a tempting display of apples, tangerines, and bright yellow guava.
Fiction book (1991) -
Would you like a tangerine for a snack?
Synonyms
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A small sweet orange that is easy to peel and usually has no seeds
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A small sweet orange fruit with loose skin you peel
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A small sweet orange fruit that is easy to peel
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Etymology
The word tangerine comes from the city name Tangier in Morocco and at first meant an 'orange from Tangier', so the fruit kept that name.