# tangerine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtæn.d͡ʒəˌɹiːn/ · frequency rank #31,373

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

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`atngerine`, `tagnerine`, `tanegrine`, `tangeirne`, `tangerien`, `tangerinne`, `tangernie`, `tangerrine`, `tanggerine`, `tangreine`, `tanngerine`, `tnagerine`, `ttangerine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tangerine