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Synonyms for tangerine

Grammar : Noun
Spell : tan-juh-reen, tan-juh-reen
Phonetic Transcription : ˌtæn dʒəˈrin, ˈtæn dʒəˌrin

Définition of tangerine

Origin :
  • 1842, from tangerine orange (1841) "an orange from Tangier," seaport in northern Morocco, from which it was originally imported to Britain. The place name is from Latin Tinge. As a color name, attested from 1899.
  • As in orange : noun combination of red and yellow
Example sentences :
  • Well, that taught my father a lesson, and after that he saved all his tangerine peels.
  • Extract from : « My Father's Dragon » by Ruth Stiles Gannett
  • There was Tangerine Willy, who first met them carrying a bag of oranges.
  • Extract from : « Carnival » by Compton Mackenzie
  • The Mandarin or Tangerine orange has a thin rind which separates easily from the pulp, and is very sweet and rich.
  • Extract from : « Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture » by William Saunders
  • This feat appears to be very difficult, but it is not; the weight of the tangerine helps you.
  • Extract from : « Water Wizardry » by Arthur Ainslie
  • The most popular orange is the tangerine, or kid glove orange as it is sometimes called; many of these are exported.
  • Extract from : « The Old World and Its Ways » by William Jennings Bryan
  • Melt in a pan a lump of butter the size of a tangerine orange and squeeze on it the juice of half a lemon.
  • Extract from : « The Belgian Cookbook » by Various
  • Keep orange, lemon, grape fruit or tangerine cups in cracked ice or ice water until just before serving, then drain and wipe dry.
  • Extract from : « The Laurel Health Cookery » by Evora Bucknum Perkins
  • When she had slowly sucked up that beverage, prodding the slice of tangerine with her straws, they went out and took a cab.
  • Extract from : « Beyond » by John Galsworthy
  • He waited, palpably waited, but Arlee continued to peel a tangerine with absorption, and the question had to come from him.
  • Extract from : « The Palace of Darkened Windows » by Mary Hastings Bradley
  • Very carefully she tore the tangerine skin into very little bits, her head bent over it.
  • Extract from : « The Palace of Darkened Windows » by Mary Hastings Bradley

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