mikann.

Brit.

/mɪˈkɑːn/,

/ˈmɪkan/, U.S.

/ˌmiˈkɑn/,

/ˈmiˌkɑn/

Inflections: Plural mikans, unchanged.

Forms: 1700s mican, 1700s– mikan.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese mikan.

Etymology: < Japanese mikan (15th cent., also as mikkan ; 1603 as miccan , mican in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam) < mik- (combining form of mitsu honey < Middle Chinese, perhaps ultimately < the Indo-European base of mead n.¹) + -kan citrus ( < Middle Chinese). Compare Chinese mìgān mandarin, tangerine.In quot. 1727 via German, where the 1777 printed version of the text (translated in the quot. from manuscript) in fact reads Limonen und Pomeranzen wachsen hier häufig, und von verschiedener Art. Die edelste Art nent man Mican ‘Lemons and oranges grow here commonly, and of various kinds. The most noble kind is called Mican’. Compare also the following earlier passage, which apparently reflects a Romance (probably Portuguese) form:1618 R. Cocks Diary 12 Feb. (1883) II. 14 Pasquall Benita came from Langasaque to Firando and brought me a present of coiebos, micanas, and peares.

The fruit of any of several species of citrus (family Rutaceae) originally cultivated in Japan; esp. a variety of mandarin orange, a satsuma. Cf. satsuma n. 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > citrus fruit > [noun] > orange > types of orange

Seville orange1593

bigarade1658

Tangerine orange1710

mikan1727

mandarin1771

naartjie1790

blood orange1806

blood-red orange1826

Tangerine1842

navel orange1856

Florida orange1861

Bengal quince1866

noble orange1866

blood1867

satsuma1881

citrange1903

tangelo1904

sour orange1920

clementine1926

ortanique1936

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > citrus fruit > orange > types of orange

Seville orange1593

kumquat1699

Tangerine orange1710

mikan1727

mandarin1771

naartjie1790

blood orange1806

St. Michael'sc1830

Tangerine1842

navel orange1856

Florida orange1861

Bengal quince1866

noble orange1866

blood1867

Jaffa1881

satsuma1881

navel1882

citrange1903

tangelo1904

Valencia1915

sour orange1920

clementine1926

minneola1931

ortanique1936

1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan I. i. ix. 117 Oranges and Lemons grow very plentifully, and of different sorts. That sort of Lemons, which is reckon'd the best, is call'd Mican [Ger. Mican].

1891 Scribner's Mag. 9 165/2 The Musmee wears a wondrous dress—Kimono, obi, imogi..! Her girdle holds her silver pipe, And heavy swing her long silk sleeves With cakes, love-letters, mikans ripe, Small change, musk-box, and writing-leaves.

1947 J. Bertram Shadow of War 193 Mikans—the sweet, juicy mandarin oranges.

1972 National Geographic 141 672/2 Obasan offered up sliced raw fish,..and finally the Futagami specialty, mikan, a tangerine-like citrus.

1973 A. Broinowski Take One Ambassador v. 56 Drink cans, mikan peel..used chopsticks, everywhere.

1985 J. Randle & M. Watanabe Coping with Japan 63 Mikan are at their best in December.

1998 R. W. Norris Toraware xii. 147 The mikan oranges were called dai-dai, which stemmed from the Chinese words meaning ‘from generation to generation,’ so the fruit..had become a food of good omen.

2004 Daily Yomiuri 8 May 8/5 (caption) Mikan, pears and apples on sale at a department store in Singapore.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mikan
释义	mikann. Brit. /mɪˈkɑːn/, /ˈmɪkan/, U.S. /ˌmiˈkɑn/, /ˈmiˌkɑn/ Inflections: Plural mikans, unchanged. Forms: 1700s mican, 1700s– mikan. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese mikan. Etymology: < Japanese mikan (15th cent., also as mikkan ; 1603 as miccan , mican in Vocabulario da Lingoa de Iapam) < mik- (combining form of mitsu honey < Middle Chinese, perhaps ultimately < the Indo-European base of mead n.¹) + -kan citrus ( < Middle Chinese). Compare Chinese mìgān mandarin, tangerine.In quot. 1727 via German, where the 1777 printed version of the text (translated in the quot. from manuscript) in fact reads Limonen und Pomeranzen wachsen hier häufig, und von verschiedener Art. Die edelste Art nent man Mican ‘Lemons and oranges grow here commonly, and of various kinds. The most noble kind is called Mican’. Compare also the following earlier passage, which apparently reflects a Romance (probably Portuguese) form:1618 R. Cocks Diary 12 Feb. (1883) II. 14 Pasquall Benita came from Langasaque to Firando and brought me a present of coiebos, micanas, and peares. The fruit of any of several species of citrus (family Rutaceae) originally cultivated in Japan; esp. a variety of mandarin orange, a satsuma. Cf. satsuma n. 4. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > citrus fruit > [noun] > orange > types of orange Seville orange1593 bigarade1658 Tangerine orange1710 mikan1727 mandarin1771 naartjie1790 blood orange1806 blood-red orange1826 Tangerine1842 navel orange1856 Florida orange1861 Bengal quince1866 noble orange1866 blood1867 satsuma1881 citrange1903 tangelo1904 sour orange1920 clementine1926 ortanique1936 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular types of fruit > [noun] > citrus fruit > orange > types of orange Seville orange1593 kumquat1699 Tangerine orange1710 mikan1727 mandarin1771 naartjie1790 blood orange1806 St. Michael'sc1830 Tangerine1842 navel orange1856 Florida orange1861 Bengal quince1866 noble orange1866 blood1867 Jaffa1881 satsuma1881 navel1882 citrange1903 tangelo1904 Valencia1915 sour orange1920 clementine1926 minneola1931 ortanique1936 1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan I. i. ix. 117 Oranges and Lemons grow very plentifully, and of different sorts. That sort of Lemons, which is reckon'd the best, is call'd Mican [Ger. Mican]. 1891 Scribner's Mag. 9 165/2 The Musmee wears a wondrous dress—Kimono, obi, imogi..! Her girdle holds her silver pipe, And heavy swing her long silk sleeves With cakes, love-letters, mikans ripe, Small change, musk-box, and writing-leaves. 1947 J. Bertram Shadow of War 193 Mikans—the sweet, juicy mandarin oranges. 1972 National Geographic 141 672/2 Obasan offered up sliced raw fish,..and finally the Futagami specialty, mikan, a tangerine-like citrus. 1973 A. Broinowski Take One Ambassador v. 56 Drink cans, mikan peel..used chopsticks, everywhere. 1985 J. Randle & M. Watanabe Coping with Japan 63 Mikan are at their best in December. 1998 R. W. Norris Toraware xii. 147 The mikan oranges were called dai-dai, which stemmed from the Chinese words meaning ‘from generation to generation,’ so the fruit..had become a food of good omen. 2004 Daily Yomiuri 8 May 8/5 (caption) Mikan, pears and apples on sale at a department store in Singapore. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727
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