tangerine

[ tan-juh-reen, tan-juh-reen ]

noun

1. Also called mandarin, mandarin orange. any of several varieties of mandarin, cultivated widely, especially in the U.S.
2. deep orange; reddish orange.

adjective

1. of the color tangerine; reddish-orange.

tangerine

/ ˌtændʒəˈriːn /

noun

1. an Asian citrus tree, Citrus reticulata, cultivated for its small edible orange-like fruits
2. the fruit of this tree, having a loose rind and sweet spicy flesh
3. 1. a reddish-orange colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      a tangerine door

Word History and Origins

Origin of tangerine¹

Tang(i)er + -ine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of tangerine¹

C19: from Tangier

Example Sentences

At first, his father tried to be nice to citrus growers by using less popular fruits like tangerines and grapefruit, but Ken remembers the results of these early trials as “dismal duds.”

From MIT Technology Review

On first sip, it seems to be assessing your worthiness to drink it, but with a few hours of air — even the next day — it unfurls flavors of orange and tangerine over blackberries and plums.

From Washington Post

Situated along a series of narrow ridgetops within Mark Twain National Forest, the road skirts bright crimson and tangerine-hued leaves before winter arrives.

From Outside Online

Pour in Campari to fill the glass and float one more tangerine slice.

From The Daily Beast

Please note: The faux-Tangerine Dream soundtrack was not included with the computer.

From The Daily Beast

A close second: thinking the public has the I.Q. of a tangerine.

From The Daily Beast

The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Babyby Tom Wolfe The ur-text of New Journalism still bears rereading now.

From The Daily Beast

Put the dried apricots into a saucepan with the water, and add the sugar and juices from the lemon and tangerine or orange.

From The Daily Beast

A few mandarini—tangerine oranges—rolled on a plate for dessert.

From Project Gutenberg

He waited, palpably waited, but Arlee continued to peel a tangerine with absorption, and the question had to come from him.

From Project Gutenberg

Very carefully she tore the tangerine skin into very little bits, her head bent over it.

From Project Gutenberg

The ex-Marine was munching on a Lebanese tangerine and watching the Nile boats below.

From Project Gutenberg

I respect Billy, the adjutant, for his long service and the Tangerine at the back of his neck.

From Project Gutenberg