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arancia

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Italian

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Etymology

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    Feminine form of arancio (“orange (tree)”), from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), [1] from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga).[2]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /aˈran.t͡ʃa/
    • Audio (un'arancia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -antʃa
    • Hyphenation: a‧ràn‧cia

    Noun

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    arancia f (plural arance, diminutive arancìna)

    1. orange (fruit)
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    Descendants

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    • → Old Occitan: auranja
      • Occitan: irange
      • → Old French: orenge (see there for further descendants)

    References

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    1. ^ arancia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
    2. ^ arancio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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