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You are technically correct, but in the common speech "tangerine" is the same as "mandarin" in Spanish (they are not distinguised beyond scientific terms) and e
by franciscop 6y ago
You are technically correct, but in the common speech "tangerine" is the same as "mandarin" in Spanish (they are not distinguised beyond scientific terms) and every time I've tried to say "mandarin" in English I've been corrected to "do you mean tangerine?" so in practical terms that is the translation for me.
- dmurray 6y agoIn Ireland, "mandarin" or "mandarin orange" is the most common English name for the orange-coloured citrus fruits that are too small and sweet to be considered oranges. We have a vague idea that mandarins, tangerines, satsumas, clementines, nadorcotts are all different varieties, but the typical catchall is "mandarin" or increasingly in supermarkets, "easy peeler". You wouldn't be corrected over here.
- Anthony-G 6y agoI concur. Growing up in rural Ireland in the eighties, "mandarins" were quite exotic and a real treat. I still couldn't tell the difference between all the varieties you mention (I haven't even heard of nadorcotts). I've only recently noticed the supermarkes are now selling "easy peelers".