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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmandarina
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mandaˈɾina
"Me gusta desayunar una mandarina."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small citrus fruit with sweet, easily peeled loose skin, closely related to the tangerine.
"She packed a sweet juicy mandarine in her lunchbox." - 2
The tree that produces the mandarine fruit, native to southeastern Asia.
"The orchard is filled with blossoming mandarine trees."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term derives from the Portuguese 'mandarim', borrowed from Malay 'mentəri' and ultimately from Sanskrit 'mantrin' (counselor, minister), referring to officials of the Chinese empire. The fruit was so named because its yellow skin resembled the robes worn by Mandarin officials, passing through French and German into broader European usage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mandarine" is said worldwide
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mandarine
Transliteration: mɑ̃.da.ʁin
"Il mange une mandarine fraîche."
Mandarine
Transliteration: mandaˈʁiːnə
"Die Mandarine schmeckt süß und saftig."
mandarino
Transliteration: mandaˈriːno
"Ho comprato un kilo di mandarini."
mandarina
Transliteration: mandaˈɾina
"Me gusta desayunar una mandarina."
tangerina
Transliteration: tãʒeˈɾinɐ
"A tangerina é rica em vitamina C."
संतरा
Transliteration: santara
"मुझे संतरा खाना बहुत पसंद है।"
橘子
Transliteration: júzi
"这个橘子非常甜。"
감귤
Transliteration: gamgyul
"제주도 감귤은 아주 유명합니다."
マンダリン
Transliteration: mandarin
"マンダリンは甘くて美味しい果物です。"
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