rose mandarin
noun
See under mandarin(def 5).
Words nearby rose mandarin
Definition for rose mandarin (2 of 2)
mandarin
[ man-duh-rin ]
/ ˈmæn də rɪn /
noun
adjective
of or relating to a mandarin or mandarins.
elegantly refined, as in language or taste.
Origin of mandarin
1580–90; < Portuguese
mandarim, alteration (by association with
mandar to order) of Malay
məntəri < Hindi
mantrī, Sanskrit
mantrin councilor
British Dictionary definitions for rose mandarin
mandarin
/ (ˈmændərɪn) /
noun
(in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine senior grades of the bureaucracy, entered by examinations
a high-ranking official whose powers are extensive and thought to be outside political control
a person of standing and influence, as in literary or intellectual circles
- a small citrus tree, Citrus nobilis, cultivated for its edible fruit
- the fruit of this tree, resembling the tangerine
Derived forms of mandarin
mandarinate, nounWord Origin for mandarin
C16: from Portuguese
mandarim, via Malay
menteri from Sanskrit
mantrin counsellor, from
mantra counsel