Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A widely cultivated variety of mandarin orange having deep red-orange fruit with easily separated segments.
- n. A strong reddish orange to strong or vivid orange.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Relating to Tangiers, an important seaport of Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- n. An inhabitant of Tangiers.
- n. [lowercase] A Tangerine orange. See orange. Also spelled tangierine.
Wiktionary
- n. Any of several varieties of mandarin oranges.
- n. A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.
- n. A tree that produces tangerines.
- adj. Of a deep yellowish-orange colour.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Bot.) A kind of orange, much like the mandarin, but of deeper color and higher flavor. It is said to have been produced in America from the mandarin.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of a strong reddish orange color
- n. a variety of mandarin orange
- n. a reddish to vivid orange color
- n. any of various deep orange mandarins grown in the United States and southern Africa
Etymologies
- From French Tanger, after Tangier, Morocco. (Wiktionary)
- Short for tangerine orange, after Tanger (Tangier), Morocco. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The specific color Pantone has chosen is called "tangerine tango"—a brilliant shade of reddish orange that evokes a fireball as much as fruit.”
The Wall Street Journal: Orange Blossoms Especially for 2012 Fashion
“With beef mignon, seared salmon, grilled tuna, and duck breast in tangerine sauce all on the menu, you won't lack for mouthwatering choices.”
“While mandarins and tangerines refer to the same citrus species they are both c. reticulata, the name tangerine has been used to describe a certain type of mandarin, those with a darker skin.”
“He feels sure his arthritis would handle the assembly, and he's so glad they mentioned that he probably needs that ottoman in tangerine (the new beige?).”
“Mrs. Thacher adapted this cookie recipe to highlight the Pixie tangerine, which is among the last to ripen every season; you can often find them as late as June.”
“The tangerine is a mandarin variant from the city of Tangiers.”
“The three on this day were "tangomonium," described as a tangerine-mango-like flavor; pomegranate; and their new seasonal flavor, pumpkin spice.”
“Ingredients for the cupcakes AND my beautiful new "tangerine" colored mixer!”
Almond Cupcakes w/ Chocolate Mousse Frosting & Cherry "Bang" Cake
“Pair them with tops in trendy bright solids or prints, such as tangerine, jade or bright yellow.”
“Blending nontraditional flavors such as tangerine with red chili and apricot with basil.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘tangerine’.
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probablyankita's list
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Of Arabic Origin
Arabic loanwords in English are words acquired directly from Arabic or else indirectly by passing from Arabic into other languages and then into English. Most entered one or more of the Romance lan...
admiral, adobe, albatross, alchemy, alcohol, alcove, alembic, alfalfa, algebra, algorism, algorithm, alidade and 181 more...
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Uncommon Colours
azure, myrtle, periwinkle, viridian, jade, emerald, lime, chartreuse, asparagus, celadon, harlequin, olive and 147 more...
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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not your normal colors
Instead of "blue," "red," or "green," we say "azure," "scarlet," and "emerald."
azure, garnet, celadon, bone, vermilion, indigo, maize, puce, tangerine, beryl, cerulean
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Oranges
amber, apricot, carrot, brown, burnt, gamboge, peach, pumpkin, safety, tangerine, tawny, tenne and 2 more...
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Colour Me Happy
violet, lavender, rose, eggshell, mauve, fuschia, grey, azure, almond, sienna, purple, periwinkle and 71 more...
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Orange
amber, apricot, carrot, burnt, papaya, flame, persimmon, peach, rust, tangerine, tangelo, sunset
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Songs Named After Food
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Multihued
just names of colors
chartreuse, beryl, aquamarine, mulberry, mauve, amaranthine, fuschia, salmon, tangerine, titian, xanthous, azure and 8 more...
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♥
ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 more...
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denizens
words that answer the question "What do you call someone from ?"
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Tip-Top Toponymic
Place names that have entered general speech. Toponyms that interest me in other ways are on Place Names Of Distinction
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Colors
Words for colors, including things so associated with a color that they can be used in reference to a color.
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, purple, navy, lavender, turquoise, chartreuse and 218 more...
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Best words in Beatles songs
kaleidoscope, plasticine, porters, tangerine, marmalade, cellophane, turnstile, marshmallow, lingers, slither, restless, limitless and 91 more...
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color me mauve
color words
albescent, ecru, eggshell, mauve, taupe, ochre, ashen, goldenrod, gamboge, cream, saffron, mustard and 109 more...
Tweets
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hernesheir Today, 12/20/2010, a friend gave me a dozen tangerines, picked fresh from a tree not far away, which I appreciated more than he knew. The gifting of citrus during the holidays goes back in my family to English/Scandinavian pioneers of the western US, when such foodstuffs were precious and rare in the frontier, and truly appreciated and treasured. Dec 21, 2010
milosrdenstvi Also a jazz standard... Sep 1, 2009
likeflannel i love that song. Sep 1, 2009
uipsi Hey remember that month when I only ate boxes of tangerines
So cheap and juicy, tangerines
Regina Spektor, That Time Jun 23, 2009