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tangerino

of or from Tangier

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A small tangerine partly peeled in a curling loose orange rind beside its intact mate and two separated juicy segments, natural pith and fine skin texture drawn in ink.
noun / adjective

tangerine

TAN-juh-reen/tˌændʒɝˈin/

A small loose-skinned orange citrus fruit.

Etymology
tangerineSpanishof or from Tangier

Probably from Spanish tangerino, “of or from Tangier,” the name identifies a shipping port. The fruit was called a “Tangier orange” because it was originally imported to Britain from that Moroccan port.

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