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Pronunciation
IPA: /�tæn.ʤ�.�ɹin/
Schoolbook Phonetics: (t�nʹju�r�nʺ)
Last Resort Phonetics: TAN-juh-reen

Etymology
:from French Tanger, after :w:Tangier|Tangier, Morocco.

Noun
en-noun

1. Any of several varieties of mandarin oranges.
2. colour A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.

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1. A tree that produces tangerines.
2. A native or inhabitant of Tangier.

Translations
trans-top|fruit
Bosnian: tangerina f, mandarina f
Bulgarian: манда�ина f
Estonian: mandariin
Finnish: mandaariini
Italian: mandarino m
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Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �анге�ина f, манда�ина f
:Latin: tangerina f, mandarina f
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trans-top|colour
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trans-top|tree
Bosnian: tangerina f, mandarina f
Bulgarian: манда�ина f
Estonian: mandariinipuu
Finnish: mandaariinipuu
Italian: mandarino m
trans-mid
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �анге�ина f, манда�ина f
:Latin: tangerina f, mandarina f
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trans-top|from Tangier
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Adjective
tangerine

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

Translations
trans-top|colour
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Related terms
tangelo

See also
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clementine
mandarine
minneola
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nartjie
ortanique
satsuma
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ugli/ugli fruit
Van der Hum
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours

Category:Colors
Category:Fruits
Category:Oranges
Category:Plants

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• 2007-12-08 16:26 - 16@r - linking Tangier to the Wikipedia article

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