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Vinony

tangerine

adjective

  1. citrus species with orange-colored fruit
L341049 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. citrus fruit
  2. orange color hue
L42908 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtæn.d͡ʒəˌɹiːn/ / /ˈteə̯n.d͡ʒəˌɹiːn/ / /ˈtɛə̯n.d͡ʒəˌɹiːn/

adj

Etymology: From French Tanger + -ine, after Tangier, Morocco.

  1. Of a deep yellowish-orange colour.

noun

Etymology: From French Tanger + -ine, after Tangier, Morocco.

  1. 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.

    “As Hiro approaches, Vitaly watches his sword uncertainly. Vitaly's eyes are dry and red, and on his lower lip he is sporting a chancre the size of a tangerine.”

  2. A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.

    “The sun was beginning to set, and under the tangerine sky, Reese tugged his undershirt over his head.”

  3. A tree that produces tangerines.