arancio

Italian

Alternative forms

• narancio (Old Italian)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈran.t͡ʃo/
• Rhymes: -antʃo
• Hyphenation: a‧ràn‧cio

Etymology 1

From arancia (“orange (fruit)”), from arancio (“orange (tree)”).

Adjective

arancio (invariable)

1. orange (color/colour)

   Synonym: arancione

Noun

arancio m (uncountable)

1. (rare) orange (color/colour)

   Synonym: arancione

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian نَارَنْگ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “elephant taste”).

Noun

arancio m (plural aranci)

1. orange (tree)
2. (dated) orange (fruit)

   Synonym: arancia

Derived terms

• arancia (“orange (fruit)”)
• mandarancio (“clementine”)

Related terms

• aranceto (“orange grove”)
• aranciata (“orangeade”)
• aranciera (“orangery”)
• arancino (“arancino”)
• arancione (“orange (color)”)
• fiori d'arancio (“wedding”)

Descendants

• → Sardinian: aràngiu

Anagrams

• ancorai, cariano, carnaio, ocarina