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Orange
/ˈɔɹɪ̈nd͡ʒ/
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What it means
- noun
An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis.
- noun
The fruit of an orange tree; a citrus fruit with a slightly sour flavour.
- noun
The colour of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow.
Where it comes from
The fruit name traveled a long way into English. It goes back to Sanskrit naranga, then through Persian and Arabic naranj into Italian and Old French. What came before Sanskrit is uncertain. English, like French, dropped the opening n. The color was named after the fruit.
In a sentence
- Peel me an orange.by CK, Tatoeba
- I have an orange.by Miktsoanit, Tatoeba
- We want orange juice.by LdjuherTaqvaylit, Tatoeba
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