tangerine Syllabification: (tan·ge·rine)Pronunciation: /ˌtanjəˈrēn/Translate tangerine | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of tangerine noun 1a small citrus fruit with a loose skin, especially one of a variety with deep orange-red skin. a deep orange-red color. 2the citrus tree that bears the tangerine. Citrus reticulata, family Rutaceae Origin: mid 19th century: from Tanger (former name of Tangier) + -ine1. The fruit, exported from Tangier, was originally called the tangerine orangetangerine in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of tangerine in the British & World English dictionary
