mandarijn

Signification (Anglais)

1. (masculine) a mandarin, Far Eastern (notably Chinese Imperial) high official
2. (figuratively, masculine) a pundit, someone in/with authority

Concepts

mandarine

mandarin

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mandarinier

tangerine

Synonymes

mandarijntje

mandarijnenboom

Traductions

mandarina

mandarino

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Mandarine

tangerine

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mandarin

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tangerina

mandalina

μανταρίνι

Mandarin

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mandarin orange

mandarina

mexerica

mandarina

mandarín

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌmɑn.daːˈrɛi̯n/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Emprunté à portugais: mandarim

Emprunté à français: mandarine

In summary

Borrowed from Portuguese mandarim, from Malay menteri, manteri, from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”).