tangerineira

Portuguese

Etymology

From tangerina (“mandarin fruit”) +‎ -eira, from Tânger (“Tangier, a city in Morocco”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.ʒe.ɾiˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [tɐ̃.ʒe.ɾiˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.ʒe.ɾiˈne(j).ɾɐ/ [tɐ̃.ʒe.ɾiˈne(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.ʒe.ɾiˈne(j).ɾa/ [tɐ̃.ʒe.ɾiˈne(ɪ̯).ɾa]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.ʒɨ.ɾiˈnɐj.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.ʒɨ.ɾiˈnɐj.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.ʒɨ.ɾiˈnej.ɾɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.ʒɨ.ɾiˈnej.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃.ʒɨ.ɾiˈne.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: tan‧ge‧ri‧nei‧ra

Noun

tangerineira f (plural tangerineiras)

1. mandarin (a tree)

   Synonyms: bergamoteira, mandarineira, mexeriqueira, vergamoteira

Related terms

• Tânger
• tangerina