mandarin orange

American  

noun

1. mandarin.

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Etymology

Origin of mandarin orange

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

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

Instead, he improvised a lovely dessert of candied butternut squash, glazing the tender, roasted slices with mandarin orange syrup and topping them with crushed walnuts.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2022

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