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Plural of tangerine

regular plural

The plural of tangerine is tangerines.

Forms of tangerine

Singulartangerine /ˈtæn.d͡ʒəˌɹiːn/
Pluraltangerines
Countablecountable

Tangerines in a sentence

  • Clementines, by the way, are in the Mandarin orange family, which also includes tangerines.2005 January, Sarah Belk King, “1 Food 5 Ways: Clementines”, in Vegetarian Times, number 327, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 108. From the entry mandarin orange
  • It has seeds, and it can't be easily peeled like early tangerines.2001 March 1, Cynthia Hizer, “Winter choices still the best bet”, in The Atlanta Journal Constitution, page H.4. From the entry honey tangerine
  • So why bother with this lumpy thing when you can buy other tangerines that are less trouble?2001 March 1, Cynthia Hizer, “Winter choices still the best bet”, in The Atlanta Journal Constitution, page H.4. From the entry honey tangerine
  • Honey tangerines produced in Yunlin County are displayed at a promotional event held by the Douliou City Office on Thursday.2018 January 4, “Honey tangerines”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 08 Oct 2022, Photos of the Day. From the entry Douliou
  • The name Honey tangerine is also common for Murcott tangerines, mainly in the United States; the designation Smith tangerine is also encountered.2003 May/June, Wolfgang Feger, Herbert Brandauer, Herta Ziegler, “Analytical investigation of Murcott (honey) tangerine peel oil”, in…. From the entry honey tangerine

Meaning of tangerine

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.
  3. noun A tree that produces tangerines.

Full definition of tangerine

Questions about the plural of tangerine

What is the plural of tangerine?
The plural of tangerine is tangerines.
Is tangerine countable?
Tangerine is a countable noun.

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