mandarin orange

American  

noun

1. mandarin.

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Etymology

Origin of mandarin orange

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

It’s got little slices of Mandarin orange over yellowtail fish, with a little bit of Thai chill on top, and sits in a ponzu sauce.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Cinder Wines 2020 dry viognier, Snake River Valley, $25: Ste. Michelle alum Melanie Krause goes dry with her viognier, which is floral, tropical, and capped by lime and Mandarin orange.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2021

What you are served appears simply to be a Mandarin orange on a plain wooden board with some grilled toast.

From New York Times • May 25, 2011

Then the moon, round and deep-hued as a great Mandarin orange, came up into the sky from which the sun had faded, and the little group still sat on the side piazza, talking.

From Mother Carey's Chickens by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith