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]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /tɐ̃.ʒe.ɾiˈne(j).ɾa/ [tɐ̃.ʒe.ɾiˈne(ɪ̯).ɾa]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɐ̃.ʒɨ.ɾiˈnɐj.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
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