Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
tangerine
noun · first attested 19th century
The fruit is named for the port of Tangier.
A small citrus fruit with a loose skin, or its orange color.
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- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Tangier
- In English
tangerine
English named the fruit for Tangier, the Moroccan port through which it reached Britain. The city adjective became the everyday name of the citrus.
Morocco
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