sinaasappel
Appearance
Dutch
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Orange with flower
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sina + -s- + appel, first attested in 1693; a form Chinas-appel is also attested in 1683. Sina is a now-obsolete by-form of China that was particularly common during the early modern period.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˈsinaːsˌɑpəl/, /ˈsinaːˌzɑpəl/, /ˈsinɑsˌɑpəl/, /ˈsinɑˌzɑpəl/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: si‧naas‧ap‧pel
Noun
[edit]sinaasappel m (plural sinaasappelen or sinaasappels, diminutive sinaasappeltje n)
- orange (fruit)
- Synonyms: appelsina, appelsien
- Hypernym: citrusvrucht
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “sinaasappel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute