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Definition of ortanique in English: ortaniquenoun ˌɔːtəˈniːkˌɔrdəˈnik A citrus fruit which is a cross between an orange and a tangerine, developed in Jamaica in the 1920s. Citrus sinensis × reticulata, family Rutaceae Example sentencesExamples - There are large round dishes with ortaniques around the rim (an ortanique is a citrus fruit) and the word ‘Ortanique’ in the center.
- Ortanique. A citrus fruit, a Jamaican tangerine-orange hybrid; it contains more juice but has a tougher skin.
- Jamaican cooks have rediscovered their native tangy fruits, including ackee (the reddish-yellow fruit of an evergreen tree), carambola, and ortanique (a cross between an orange and a tangerine).
Origin Blend of orange, tangerine, and unique. Rhymes antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, cacique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, Greek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, peak, Peake, peek, physique, pique, pratique, reek, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak Definition of ortanique in US English: ortaniquenounˌôrdəˈnēkˌɔrdəˈnik A citrus fruit which is a cross between an orange and a tangerine, developed in Jamaica in the 1920s. Citrus sinensis × reticulata, family Rutaceae Example sentencesExamples - Jamaican cooks have rediscovered their native tangy fruits, including ackee (the reddish-yellow fruit of an evergreen tree), carambola, and ortanique (a cross between an orange and a tangerine).
- Ortanique. A citrus fruit, a Jamaican tangerine-orange hybrid; it contains more juice but has a tougher skin.
- There are large round dishes with ortaniques around the rim (an ortanique is a citrus fruit) and the word ‘Ortanique’ in the center.
Origin Blend of orange, tangerine, and unique. |