mandarijn

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Synoniemen

mandarijntje

mandarijnenboom

Vertalingen

mandarina

mandarine

mandarino

🍊

Mandarine

tangerine

🍊

tangerina

mandarin

🍊

mandalina

μανταρίνι

Mandarin

🍊

mandarin orange

mandarin

🍊

mandarina

mandarina

mexerica

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˌmɑn.daːˈrɛi̯n/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend van Portugees: mandarim

Geleend van Frans: mandarine

In summary

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