mandarin
Pertaining to or reminiscent of mandarinsPertaining to or reminiscent of mandarins; deliberately superior or complex; esoteric, highbrow, obscurantist.
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1 sensesPertaining to or reminiscent of mandarins; deliberately superior or complex; esoteric, highbrow, obscurantist.
Examples
92 sentencesWhat's the difference between a tangerine and a mandarin orange?
There are many different kinds of mandarin oranges. I can't decide which to buy.
Mandarin oranges are rich in vitamins.
Mandarin is spoken by more people than any other language.
ruНа путунхуа говорит больше человек, чем на любом другом языке. — odexed
deMandarin wird von mehr Menschen gesprochen, als jede andere Sprache. — Melang
They sell apples, mandarins, eggs and so on.
Вони продають яблука, мандарини, яйця, і так далі. — deniko
Origin
From Portuguese mandarim, mandarij, from Malay menteri, manteri, and its source, SanskritFrom Portuguese mandarim, mandarij, from Malay menteri, manteri, and its source, Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin, “minister, councillor”), from मन्त्र (mantra, “counsel, maxim, mantra”) + -इन् (-in, an agent suffix).
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Forms
more mandarin, most mandarin| Comparative | more mandarin Lesson |
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| Superlative | most mandarin Lesson |
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form