tangerine

Definition

A slightly ovoid, orange-coloured citrus fruit with a rough peel and a sour-sweet taste which is larger than a clementine and sometimes classed as a variety of mandarin orange.

Etymology

From French Tanger + -ine, after Tangier, Morocco.

Example Sentences

• "As Hiro approaches, Vitaly watches his sword uncertainly. Vitaly's eyes are dry and red, and on his lower lip he is sporting a chancre the size of a tangerine."
• "The sun was beginning to set, and under the tangerine sky, Reese tugged his undershirt over his head."