Which citrus fruit is named after the Moroccan city of Tangier?

The citrus fruit named after the Moroccan city of Tangier is the tangerine.

The word tangerine originally meant “of Tangier,” referring to fruit shipped from Tangier, a major Moroccan port on the Strait of Gibraltar. English adopted the term for a type of mandarin orange, and the name gradually became associated with the fruit itself rather than simply its place of shipment.

Tangerines are small, orange-colored citrus fruits generally known for a loose peel, fragrant aroma and segments that are easy to separate. In botanical usage, “tangerine” can refer to particular mandarin varieties or hybrids, so the classification is not always perfectly consistent.

Tangier’s name is the key clue, not the fruit’s color. Clementines and other mandarins may look similar and are often confused with tangerines in markets, but their names have different histories. Pomelo and bergamot are also citrus fruits, yet neither takes its English name from Tangier.