Orange

See also: orange and orangé

English

Etymology

From French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish *arausi 'temple (head), cheek' (compare Old Irish ara, arae 'temples', Irish placename Arai Chiach).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒ.ɹɪndʒ/
  • (US) enPR: ôrʹənj, IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.əndʒ/, /ˈɑɹ.əndʒ/
  • Audio (CA)(file)
  • Audio (UK)(file)
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  • Homophone: orange
  • Rhymes: -ɒrɪndʒ

Proper noun

Orange

  1. The longest river in South Africa
  2. A city in California
  3. A town in Connecticut
  4. A town in France.
  5. An unincorporated town in Indiana
  6. A town in Massachusetts
  7. A town in New Hampshire
  8. A township in New Jersey
  9. A city in New South Wales
  10. A town in New York
  11. A village in northeastern Ohio
  12. A city in Texas
  13. A town in Vermont
  14. A town in Virginia
  15. A town in Wisconsin
  16. The name of the Dutch Royal House.
  17. Prince or Princess of Orange. Title of the first-born to the Dutch Royal House.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

Orange (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the Orange Order.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish *arausi (“temple (head), cheek”) (compare Old Irish ara, arae (“temples”)). Compare also the Occitan name of the town, Aurenja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.ʁɑ̃ʒ/

Noun

Orange

  1. Orange (town in the Vaucluse department in southern France)

See also

German

Etymology

From French pomme d'orange (short: orange), from Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج‎ (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ‎ (nārang). Cognate with German Pomeranze.[1]

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /oˈrãːʒə/, /oˈraŋʒə/, /oˈrɔ̃ːʒə/, /oˈrɔŋʒə/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /oˈrãːʃə/, /oˈraŋʃə/, /oˈrɔ̃ːʃə/, /oˈrɔŋʃə/ (some speakers in southern Germany and Austria)
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Noun

Orange f (genitive Orange, plural Orangen)

  1. orange (fruit)
Declension
Synonyms

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /oˈrãːʃ/, /oˈraŋʃ/, /oˈrɔ̃ːʃ/, /oˈrɔŋʃ/
  • audio(file)

Noun

Orange n (genitive Orange, no plural)

  1. orange (color)

See also

Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)
     Weiß      Grau      Schwarz      Braun
             Rosa              Rot ; Purpur              Orange              Gelb ; Creme
             Hellgrün, Neongrün              Grün (Dunkelgrün)                           Türkis (Cyan) ; Meeresgrün
             Hellblau, Azurblau              Blau (Dunkelblau)              Blasslila, Altrosa ; Indigo              Magenta ; Violett, Lila

References

  1. ↑ Kluge, Friedrich (1989), Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological dictionary of the German language] (in German), 22nd edition, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

From French Orange, from Old French Orenge, from Medieval Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō, from Gaulish.

Proper noun

Orange m

  1. Orange (town in France)
  2. Orange (river in South Africa)

Luxembourgish

Noun

Orange f (plural Orangen)

  1. orange (fruit)
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