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Definition orange

Etymology

From Middle English orenge, orange, from Old French pome orenge (“orange apple”), influenced by Old Occitan auranja and calqued from Old Italian melarancio, melarancia, compound of mela (“apple”) and (n)arancia (“orange”), from Arabic ????????‎ (n?ranj), from Persian ?????‎ (nârang), from Sanskrit ?????? (n?ra?ga, “orange tree”), from Dravidian (compare Tamil ????????????? (n?rtta?k?y), compound of ??????? (narantam, “fragrance”) and ???? (k?y, “fruit”); also Telugu ??????? (n?ra?gamu), Malayalam ?????? (n?ra??a), Kannada ??????? (kitta?e)).

For other similar cases of the incorrect division (or, elision/rebracketing) of the above Italian word, but in English, see Category:English rebracketings.

For the color sense, replaced Old English ?eolur?ad (literally “yellow-red”); compare English blue-green.

Noun

orange (countable and uncountable, plural oranges)

1. An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis.
2. The fruit of an orange tree; a citrus fruit with a slightly sour flavour.
3. The colour of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow.
4. Orange juice.
5. Orange coloured and flavoured cordial.
6. Orange coloured and flavoured soft drink.

Adjective

orange (comparative oranger or more orange, superlative orangest or most orange)

1. Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

Verb

orange (third-person singular simple present oranges, present participle oranging, simple past and past participle oranged)

1. (transitive) To color orange.
2. (intransitive) To become orange.

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