zoranj

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French oranges (“oranges”). In French, the plural form oranges is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, oranges was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zoɣãʒ/

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Noun

zoranj

1. orange (fruit)

Related terms

• oranj

References

• Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎^[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 208

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Derived from a French plural determiner—such as aux, des, les, or mes—and French oranges (“oranges”). In French, these determiners' final ⟨s⟩ or ⟨x⟩ is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, the /z/ was re-analyzed in Louisiana Creole as part of the noun and probably from there the adjective.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zoˈɾɑ̃ʒ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ̃ʒ

Adjective

zoranj

1. orange (of an orange color)

Alternative forms

• oranj

Noun

zoranj

1. (an) orange (fruit)

Alternative forms

• joranj, jòranj, zoronj

Related terms

• pyê zoranj
• zoranjé

See also

Colors in Louisiana Creole · koulær-yé (layout · text)

blan	gri	nwa, nwar
rouj	zoranj; brun, maron	jonn, jònn
	vè, vèr, vær, væt	vè fonsé
sèrsèl		blé, ble
vyolé, vyolèt	lila	ròz, roz

Réunion Creole French

Noun

zoranj

1. (High Creole) alternative form of zoranz (“orange”)

References

• Armand, Alain (1987), Dictionnaire Kréol rénioné/Français [Reunionese Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Océan Éditions, →ISBN, page 397