mandarijn

Dutch

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
mandarijn (file)

Noun

mandarijn m (plural mandarijnen, diminutive mandarijntje n)

A mandarin, Far Eastern (notably Chinese Imperial) high official
(figuratively) A pundit, someone in/with authority
De mandarijnen schaadden zijn reputatie zo erg dat hij er de brui aan moest geven
The pundits ruined his reputation so badly he had to quit
(usually in the diminutive: mandarijntje n) A tangerine, orange-like fruit

Derived terms

mandarijneend m or f

Descendants

Afrikaans: mandaryn
→ Latvian: mandarīns (or from Portuguese mandarim, or via another European language)

See also

clementine

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