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tangerine

adjective
🔊/ˌtændʒəˈriːn/
🔊/ˈtændʒəriːn/
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  1. deep orange-yellow in colour橘黄色；橘红色
    • a tangerine evening gown橘红色的女晚礼服
    Topics Colours and Shapesc2

tangerine

noun
🔊/ˌtændʒəˈriːn/
🔊/ˈtændʒəriːn/
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  1. [countable] a type of small sweet orange with loose skin that comes off easily橘Topics Foodc2
  2. [uncountable] a deep orange-yellow colour橘黄色；橘红色Topics Colours and Shapesc2
    3. Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Tanger (former name of Tangier, a seaport on the northern coast of Morocco) + -ine. The fruit, exported from Tangier, was originally called the tangerine orange.