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Italian

mandarino

/mandaˈri.no/noun · masculineB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 18,269

Meaning

mandarin

  • mandarin orange (fruit or tree)
  • Mandarin Chinese (language)

In a sentence

A colazione preferisco sbucciare un mandarino fresco.

At breakfast I prefer peeling a fresh mandarin.

Mio fratello frequenta un corso serale per imparare il mandarino.

My brother attends an evening course to learn Mandarin.

Abbiamo piantato un albero di mandarino in giardino.

We planted a mandarin tree in the garden.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
mandarinomasculine · singular
mandarinimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Capitalized when referring to the Chinese language ('il mandarino').
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