orange

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.5 See also 1.6 Trivia 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 2.3 Adjective 3 German 3.1 Adjective 4 Swedish 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Adjective 4.3 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French orenge, from Italian arancia, from narancia, from Spanish naranja, from Arabic نارنج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), “‘orange tree’”), possibly but not certainly of Dravidian origin.

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈɒrɪndʒ/, SAMPA: /"QrIndZ/
• (US) enPR: ôrʹənj, IPA: /ˈɔrəndʒ/, SAMPA: /"Or@ndZ/
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• Rhymes: -ɒrɪndʒ

[edit] Noun

orange (plural oranges)

1. An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus aurantium.
2. The fruit of an orange tree; a citrus fruit with a slightly sour flavour.
3. (color) The colour of a ripe orange (the fruit); a reddish-yellow.

   Orange colour:         

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• orangequat
• orange blossom

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orange (comparative more orange, superlative most orange)

1. (color) Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; reddish-yellow.

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• citrus
• clementine
• Cointreau
• curaçao
• mandarin
• marmalade
• murcott
• naartjie
• ortanique
• pomander
• satsuma
• satsuma mandarin
• satsuma tangerine
• secondary colour
• tangerine
• triple sec
• zest
• Appendix:Colours

[edit] Trivia

• It is commonly believed that "orange" has no rhymes. While there might not be any English dictionary words that rhyme exactly with "orange" ("door-hinge" comes close in US pronunciation), the English surname "Gorringe" is a rhyme, at least in UK pronunciation. See the Wikipedia article about rhymes for the word "orange"

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orange f. (plural oranges)

1. orange (the fruit)

   Il pressa l’orange afin d’en extraire du jus. — He squeezed the orange to extract juice from it.

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• oranger
• Orangina

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orange (invariable)

1. orange

   Les premiers TGV atlantiques étaient orange. — The first Atlantic TGV trains were orange.

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orange (not comparable)

1. orange

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Inflections of orange Comparation by mer and mest
Indefinite singular	Common	orange
	Neuter	orange, oranget
Definite singular	Masc.	orange
	All	orange
Plural		orange, orangea

orange

1. orange

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orange

1. orange (the colour)