orange
pronunciation
How to pronounce orange in British English:
UK [ˈɒrɪndʒ]
How to pronounce orange in American English:
US [ˈɔːrɪndʒ]
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- Noun:
- round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
- any of a range of colors between red and yellow
- any citrus tree bearing oranges
- any pigment producing the orange color
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- Adjective:
- similar to the color of a ripe orange
Word Origin
- orange
- orange: [14] The name of the orange originated in northern India, as Sanskrit nāranga. This passed westwards via Persian nārang and Arabic nāranj to Spain. The Spanish form naranj filtered up to France, and became altered (perhaps under the influence of Orange, the name of a town in southeastern France which used to be a centre of the orange trade) to orenge, later orange – whence the English word.
- orange (n.)
- c. 1300, of the fruit, from Old French orange, orenge (12c., Modern French orange), from Medieval Latin pomum de orenge, from Italian arancia, originally narancia (Venetian naranza), alteration of Arabic naranj, from Persian narang, from Sanskrit naranga-s "orange tree," of uncertain origin. Not used as a color word until 1540s. Loss of initial n- probably due to confusion with definite article (as in une narange, una narancia), but perhaps influenced by French or "gold." The name of the town of Orange in France (see Orangemen) perhaps was deformed by the name of the fruit. Orange juice is attested from 1723. The tree's original range probably was northern India. The Persian orange, grown widely in southern Europe after its introduction in Italy 11c., was bitter; sweet oranges were brought to Europe 15c. from India by Portuguese traders and quickly displaced the bitter variety, but only Modern Greek still seems to distinguish the bitter (nerantzi) from the sweet (portokali "Portuguese") orange. Portuguese, Spanish, Arab, and Dutch sailors planted citrus trees along trade routes to prevent scurvy. On his second voyage in 1493, Christopher Columbus brought the seeds of oranges, lemons and citrons to Haiti and the Caribbean. Introduced in Florida (along with lemons) in 1513 by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon. Introduced to Hawaii 1792.
Example
- 1. In heraldry orange is symbolic of strength and endurance .
- 2. He exclaims , requesting vodka and orange juice .
- 3. Papaya.this tropical fruit packs about twice the vitamin c of an orange .
- 4. It is an orange greenish fruit with some interesting particularities .
- 5. When people think of carrots , they usually picture in their mind a vegetable that is long , thin and orange .