mandarin orange
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mandarin orange
First recorded in 1765–75
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
If you've never had a satsuma, they are a small, sweet, seedless type of mandarin orange that grows very well here.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2022
Shapiro made a butter and lettuce panna cotta with mandarin orange mascarpone whipped cream and cha siu brittle.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2020
In London’s Soho, Jinjuu restaurant makes a Spamarita cocktail, mixing Spam-infused Ocho tequila with mezcal, pineapple, citrus, mandarin orange and agave nectar.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2017
It wouldn’t be a Greek restaurant without baklava, which pastry chef Ryan Westover serves by the slice with mandarin orange ice cream and uses, crushed, for punctuation in his fun Greek sundae.
From Washington Post ● May 26, 2015
They vary in size from a little mass or kernel, only to be discovered after careful search, to the bulk of a hen's egg or a mandarin orange.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
