tangerineira

Portuguese

Etymology

Tangerina (“mandarin fruit”) +‎ -eira, from Tânger (“Tangier, a city in Morroco”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌtɐ̃.ʒi.ɾi.ˈne(j).ɾa/, /ˌtɐ̃.ʒi.ɾi.ˈne(j).ɾɐ/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌtɐ̃.ʒe.ɾi.ˈne(j).ɾa/
Hyphenation: tan‧ge‧ri‧nei‧ra

Noun

tangerineira f (plural tangerineiras)

mandarin (a tree)

Synonyms

bergamoteira, mandarineira, mexeriqueira, vergamoteira

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