mandarin.
mandarin,
Meaning & usage
mandarin, a high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire
mandarin, Mandarin, the language of those official, which is the official language of China and Taiwan
Where this word comes from
From Portuguese mandarim (“mandarin”), from Malay menteri (“minister”), from Sanskrit मन्त्री (mantrī, “minister”). Doublet of manti, mantri, and menteri.
mandarin orange
Where this word comes from
From English mandarin (“mandarin orange”), from French mandarine, feminine of mandarin, probably formed as Etymology 1, above, from the yellow colour of the mandarins' costume.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.