orange
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See also Orange
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[edit] English
[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.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈɒrɪndʒ/, SAMPA: /"QrIndZ/
- (US) enPR: ôrʹənj, IPA: /ˈɔrəndʒ/, SAMPA: /"Or@ndZ/
- Audio (CA)help, file
- Rhymes: -ɒrɪndʒ
[edit] Noun
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orange (plural oranges)
- An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus aurantium.
- The fruit of an orange tree; a citrus fruit with a slightly sour flavour.
- (color) The colour of a ripe orange (the fruit); a reddish-yellow.
- Orange colour:
[edit] Translations
tree
fruit
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colour
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[edit] Adjective
orange (comparative more orange, superlative most orange)
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- (color) Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; reddish-yellow.
[edit] Translations
colour
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terms derived from the noun orange
[edit] See also
- 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"
[edit] French
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[edit] Noun
orange f. (plural oranges)
- 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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orange (invariable)
- orange
- Les premiers TGV atlantiques étaient orange. — The first Atlantic TGV trains were orange.
[edit] German
[edit] Adjective
orange (not comparable)
[edit] Swedish
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[edit] Adjective
| Inflections of orange Comparation by mer and mest |
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| Indefinite singular |
Common | orange |
| Neuter | orange, oranget | |
| Definite singular |
Masc. | orange |
| All | orange | |
| Plural | orange, orangea | |
orange
[edit] Noun
orange
- orange (the colour)
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