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tangerine
/ˌtændʒɚˈin/
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What does tangerine mean?
noun
- A slightly ovoid, orange-coloured citrus fruit with a rough peel and a sour-sweet taste which is larger than a clementine and sometimes classed as a variety of mandarin orange.
- A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.
- A tree that produces tangerines.
More meanings (4)
adjective
- Of a deep yellowish-orange colour.
- From, or pertaining to Tangier.
- Of or related to Blackpool Football Club.
noun
- A native or inhabitant of Tangier.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌtændʒɚˈin/
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On the heap of nuts lay a scrap of cardboard, on which was written in bold, blue chalk, “Best tangerine oranges, two a penny.”
If fortune smile at last upon our perseverance, we shall see, clinging to the lower surface of the stone which we have lifted, an edifice of a weather-beaten aspect, shaped like an over-turned cupola and about the size of half a tangerine orange.
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There is the court, surrounded by arcades, the arches of which rest upon columns; the flights of marble steps on each side, leading to the great hall or the principal apartments; and inside the court, the pink daphnes and Tangerine orange frees, surrounded by greenery, with which the splendour of the marble admirably contrasts;--the whole producing a magnificent effect.