Etymology tree
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Italian melaranciacalq.
Old French Orengeinflu.
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Old Occitan auranjainflu.
Old French pomme d'orenge
Old French orenge
Middle French orangebor.
Middle English orenge
English orange
Inherited from Middle English orenge, orange, from Old French pome orenge (“fruit orange”), influenced by the place name Orange (which is from Gaulish and unrelated to the word for the fruit and colour) and by Old Occitan auranja and calqued from Old Italian melarancio, melarancia, compound of mela (“apple”) and un'arancia (“an orange”), from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Early Classical Persian نَارَنْگْ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), ultimately from Dravidian. Compare Tamil நாரங்காய் (nāraṅkāy), compound of நாரம் (nāram, “water”) and காய் (kāy, “fruit”); also Telugu నారంగము, నారింజ (nāraṅgamu, nāriñja), Malayalam നാരങ്ങ (nāraṅṅa), Kannada ನಾರಂಗಿ (nāraṅgi)). Doublet of aranzada.
Originally borrowed as the surname (derived from the place name) in the 13th century, before the sense of the fruit was imported in the late 14th century and the colour in 1510. In the colour sense, largely displaced ġeolurēad, whence yellow-red.
Meanings
Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.
sv apelsinfärgad (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · hrx ranschegelleb (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ast ñaranxa (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · pt cor-de-laranja (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · unm òlënchikte (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · uk жовтогаря́чий (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · eu laranja (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · vo rojanik (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · vec narança (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · alt кызыл-сары (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · th ส้ม (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · tr portakal rengi (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · kw rudhvelyn (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · la aurantius (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · nl oranje (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · nrf orange (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · is appelsínugulur (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ak ɔrenge (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · sv orange (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · sw machungwa (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · hi नारंगी (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · pt alaranjado (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · aii ܦܘܼܪܬܩܵܠܵܐ (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · mr नारंगी (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · kw melynrudh (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · nds orange (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · aii ܐ݇ܛܪܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · es anaranjado (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · cmn 橙色 (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · sl oranžen (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · it arancione (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · gv oranje-vuigh (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ca taronja (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · fi oranssi (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · cs oranžový (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ga oráiste (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · lv oranžs (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · sh на̀ра̄нџаст (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · mi karaka (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ro oranj (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ur نارنگی (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ro portocaliu (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · hy նարնջագույն (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · da orange (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · pt laranja (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · vec orans (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · mfe oranz (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · pl pomarańczowy (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · fa نارنجی (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · vec narançon (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · nan-hbl 柑仔色 (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · no oransje (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · eo oranĝokolora (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ps نارنجي (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · bg портока́лов (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ru ора́нжевый (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · nl geelrood (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · gd orainds (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ga flannbhuí (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · es naranja (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · yo bí ọsán (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · de orange (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · id jingga (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · es naranjado (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · bn কমলা (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · uk ора́нжевий (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · lt oranžinis (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · sh nàrāndžast (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ja オレンジ色の (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · nrf oraunge (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · vec arancion (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · br orañjez (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · bg ора́нжев (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · eo oranĝa (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · hu narancsszínű (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · he כתום (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ko 주황색(朱黃色)의 (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · mk портокалов (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ja 橙色の (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · be ара́нжавы (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · lou zoranj (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · cmn 橙黃色 /橙黄色 (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · tr turuncu (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · alt кыскылтым-сары (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · yue 橙色 (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · it arancio (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · nl brandgeel (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ast naranxa (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · cmn 橘黃色 /橘黄色 (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · cy oren (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · sk oranžový (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · id oranye (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · szl apluzinowy (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · uk помара́нчевий (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · fr orange (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · grc κιρρός (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · pt laranjado (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ase C@NearChin Squeeze (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · yo bí òrombó (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ar بُرْتُقَالِيّ (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · hu narancssárga (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · et oranž (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · es naranjoso (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · io oranjea (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ms jingga (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · km ពណ៌លឿង (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · qu killmu (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · gl laranxa (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · sv brandgul (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · el πορτοκαλής (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · srn alanya (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ca ataronjat (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · hy գազարագույն (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · ca carabassa (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · yi אָראַנזש (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) · eo oranĝkolora (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree)
Etymology tree
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Italian melaranciacalq.
Old French Orengeinflu.
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Old Occitan auranjainflu.
Old French pomme d'orenge
Old French orenge
Middle French orangebor.
Middle English orenge
English orange
Inherited from Middle English orenge, orange, from Old French pome orenge (“fruit orange”), influenced by the place name Orange (which is from Gaulish and unrelated to the word for the fruit and colour) and by Old Occitan auranja and calqued from Old Italian melarancio, melarancia, compound of mela (“apple”) and un'arancia (“an orange”), from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Early Classical Persian نَارَنْگْ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), ultimately from Dravidian. Compare Tamil நாரங்காய் (nāraṅkāy), compound of நாரம் (nāram, “water”) and காய் (kāy, “fruit”); also Telugu నారంగము, నారింజ (nāraṅgamu, nāriñja), Malayalam നാരങ്ങ (nāraṅṅa), Kannada ನಾರಂಗಿ (nāraṅgi)). Doublet of aranzada.
Originally borrowed as the surname (derived from the place name) in the 13th century, before the sense of the fruit was imported in the late 14th century and the colour in 1510. In the colour sense, largely displaced ġeolurēad, whence yellow-red.
Meanings
(countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
(countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.
(countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree. ▸ Specifically, a sweet orange or Citrus sinensis.
(uncountable) The colour of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow.
(uncountable) Various drinks
I ran out into the street and around the block, searching everywhere, and finally burst into O'Dowd's pub around the corner to see Thomas sitting at the bar drinking orange and eating a bag of crisps with two old men. 2015 May 7, Tosh Lavery, Tosh: An Amazing True Story Of Life, Death, Danger And Drama In The Garda Sub-Aqua Unit, Penguin UK, →ISBN:
It transpired this lad was drinking orange and faculties were keen. There were one or two verbal exchanges, then I followed him into the car park. He said to the doorman, 'I won't be long.' He easily knocked me to the ground. 2018 May 25, Michael Nilsen, Beyond the Cave, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 82:
When the fast songs played, like the Beatles' 'Help' or The Rolling Stones' 'Satisfaction', Justin and I sat on two wooden chairs, drinking orange and holding hands. When the nuns weren't watching, I rested my head on his shoulder. 2021 June 10, Anna McPartlin, Waiting for the Miracle: Warm your heart this winter with this uplifting novel from the bestselling author of THE LAST DAYS OF RABBIT HAYES, Bonnier Zaffre Ltd., →ISBN:
“What you drinking?” “Orange and soda will go down nicely, thanks.” “Pint?” “Sure.” Andy headed for the bar, stopping along the way to kiss Shaunna and check she and Kris were OK for a drink. “Everything all right?” Sean asked. 2015 March 31, Debbie McGowan, Two By Two, Beaten Track Publishing, →ISBN, page 81:
(countable, uncountable) Various drinks: ▸ An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured cordial.
(countable, uncountable) Various drinks: ▸ An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured soft drink.
(countable, uncommon, uncountable) Various drinks: ▸ Orange juice.
(countable, uncountable) A rarely-used nontraditional tincture found in Catalan, South African, and French municipal heraldry.
(countable, uncountable) An orange-coloured roundel.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:orange.
(countable, uncountable) An orange dye or pigment.
(countable, uncountable) A pen, pencil, crayon, etc., made of orange pigment.
(countable, uncountable) Something, or a part of a thing, which is orange.
Etymology tree
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Italian melaranciacalq.
Old French Orengeinflu.
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Old Occitan auranjainflu.
Old French pomme d'orenge
Old French orenge
Middle French orangebor.
Middle English orenge
English orange
Inherited from Middle English orenge, orange, from Old French pome orenge (“fruit orange”), influenced by the place name Orange (which is from Gaulish and unrelated to the word for the fruit and colour) and by Old Occitan auranja and calqued from Old Italian melarancio, melarancia, compound of mela (“apple”) and un'arancia (“an orange”), from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Early Classical Persian نَارَنْگْ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), ultimately from Dravidian. Compare Tamil நாரங்காய் (nāraṅkāy), compound of நாரம் (nāram, “water”) and காய் (kāy, “fruit”); also Telugu నారంగము, నారింజ (nāraṅgamu, nāriñja), Malayalam നാരങ്ങ (nāraṅṅa), Kannada ನಾರಂಗಿ (nāraṅgi)). Doublet of aranzada.
Originally borrowed as the surname (derived from the place name) in the 13th century, before the sense of the fruit was imported in the late 14th century and the colour in 1510. In the colour sense, largely displaced ġeolurēad, whence yellow-red.
Meanings
(transitive) To colour orange.
It is this composition which reaches a colourist perfection in Le Bonheur with the complementarity of violet, purple and oranged gold 1986, Gilles Deleuze, Cinema: The movement-image, page 118:
Jeff winked his eyes sleepily open and looked out into the cool flush of early morning. The east was oranged over with daybreak. 1987, Harold Keith, Rifles for Watie, page 256:
I looked at him through my binoculars, his little lips oranged with Cheeto dust. 2009, Suzanne Crowley, The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous, page 117:
(intransitive) To become orange.
"What about his eyes?" / "Nothing. No oranging at all, from what I could see. 2010, Justin Cronin, The Passage, page 330:
It will be followed by a disappearance of the cash I had hidden in a sealed envelope behind the oranging Modigliani print over the living room couch. 2008, Wanda Coleman, Jazz & twelve o'clock tales: new stories, page 14:
Cranes in the distance against the background of the slowly oranging sky 2007, Terézia Mora, Day in day out, page 296: