(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The children peeled and ate some juicy mandarins.Los niños pelaron y comieron unas jugosas mandarinas.

2. (botany)

a. el naranjo mandarino

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Warren planted some mandarins along the fence.Warren sembró unos naranjos mandarinos a lo largo de la cerca.

3. (historical Chinese official)

a. el mandarín

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The mandarin ordered his guards to kill the prisoner.El mandarín ordenó a los guardias que mataran al prisionero.

4. (government official)

a. el mandarín

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

People are becoming wary of the power wielded by EU mandarins.La gente empieza a recelar del poder ejercido por los mandarines de la UE.

mandarin

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (official)

a. el mandarín

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

2. (fruit)

a. la mandarina

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

mandarin [ˈmændərɪn]

noun

1 (person) mandarín (m)

2 (also mandarin orange) mandarina (f)

Mandarin (Ling) mandarín (m)

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