arancio

Italian

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

arancio (invariable)

1. orange (colored as an orange (fruit))

   Synonym: arancione

Noun

arancio m (countable and uncountable, plural aranci)

1. (rare) orange (colour)

   Synonym: arancione

Etymology 2

From Persian نارنگ (nāranǵ), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nārangja, “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)”)
• fiore d'arancio (“orange blossom”)
• fiori d'arancio (“wedding”)

Descendants

• → Sardinian: aràngiu

Anagrams

• ancorai, cariano, carnaio