orange
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: ŏrʹĭnj
enpr: ŏrʹənj
ipa: /ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/
ipa: /ˈɒɹənd͡ʒ/
ipa: /ˈɒɹɪnʒ/
ipa: /ˈɒɹənʒ/
enpr: ôrʹĭnj
ipa: /ˈɔɹənd͡ʒ/
ipa: /ˈɔɹnd͡ʒ/
enpr: ärʹĭnj
enpr: ŏrʹĭnj
ipa: /ˈɑɹənd͡ʒ/
ipa: /ˈɔɹəŋʒ/
enpr: ˈoɹeɪnd͡ʒ
homophone: Orange
rhymes: -ɒɹɪndʒ
rhymes: -ɒɹəndʒ stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Forms: form: oranges
Etymology: Etymology tree
Doric Greek μῆλον (mêlon)bor.?
Latin mālum
Italian mela
Proto-Austroasiatic *ŋaːmder.?
Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga)bor.
Classical Persian نَارَنْگ (nārang)bor.
Italian arancio
Italian arancia
Italian melaranciacalq.
Old French Orengeinflu.
Classical Persian نَارَنْگ (nārang)bor.
Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj)bor.
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 color) 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)).
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 color in 1510. In the color sense, largely displaced ġeolurēad, whence yellow-red.
Senses: glosses: An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
glosses: Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.
glosses: 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.
synonyms: yellow-red
glosses: The colour of a ripe fruit of an orange tree, midway between red and yellow.
examples: text: “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.
ref: 2015 March 31, Debbie McGowan, Two By Two, Beaten Track Publishing, →ISBN, page 81:
text: 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.
ref: 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:
text: 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.
ref: 2018 May 25, Michael Nilsen, Beyond the Cave, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 82:
text: 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.
ref: 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:
glosses: Various drinks
glosses: Various drinks:
An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured cordial.
glosses: Various drinks:
An orange-coloured and orange-flavoured soft drink.
glosses: Various drinks:
Orange juice.
examples: For quotations using this term, see Citations:orange.
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glosses: An orange-coloured roundel.
Synonyms: word: amber
word: coral
word: ginger
word: gold
word: golden brown
word: orange
word: topaz
Hypernyms: word: citrus
word: fruit
word: color
word: hue
word: pigment
Derived terms: word: acridine orange
taxonomic: Citropsis articulata
word: African cherry orange
alt: Aponotoreas insignis
word: Alpine grassland orange
taxonomic: Citrus bergamia
word: bergamot orange
word: bitter orange
word: blaze orange
taxonomic: Citrus sinensis
word: blood orange
word: blorange
word: bog orange
taxonomic: Severinia buxifolia
word: box orange
word: burnt orange
word: cadmium orange
taxonomic: Citrofortunella microcarpa
word: calamondin orange
word: cherry orange
taxonomic: Citrofortunella microcarpa
word: China orange
word: chrome orange
word: citrange
word: clockwork orange
word: coolie orange
word: Cox's Orange Pippin
word: direct orange
word: East Orange
word: emergency orange
taxonomic: Citrus reticulata × sinensis
word: green orange
taxonomic: Citrus trifoliata
alt: syn. Poncirus trifoliata
word: hardy orange
word: horned orange
word: international orange
word: Jaffa orange
word: light orange
word: Lombard Street to a China orange
taxonomic: Citrus reticulata
word: mandarin orange
word: methyl orange
word: Mexican orange
word: mock orange
english: Philadelphus
translation: Philadelphus
taxonomic: Maclura pomifera
word: mock-orange
taxonomic: Maclura pomifera
word: monkey orange
word: naphthol orange
taxonomic: Strychnos spinosa
word: Natal orange
taxonomic: Pittosporum pauciflorum
alt: syn. Citriobatus parviflorus
word: native orange
word: navel orange
word: orangeade
word: orange-aise
word: orange-American
word: orange American
word: orange badge
word: orange ball buddleja
word: orange-ball-tree
word: orange-bellied parrot
taxonomic: Tanagra zena
word: orange bird
word: orange blister beetle
word: orange blossom
word: orange blossom water
word: Orange Bowl
word: orange box
taxonomic: Cestrum aurantiacum
word: orange cestrum
word: orange chicken
word: orange chromide
taxonomic: Cypraea aurantia
word: orange cowry
word: orange daisy
word: orange dog
word: orange drink
word: orange filefish
taxonomic: Cestrum aurantiacum
word: orange flowering jessamine
word: orange flower water
word: orange-footed scrubfowl
word: Orange Free State
word: orange goods
taxonomic: Hypericum sarothra
word: orange grass
word: orange grove
word: orange gum (Angophora lanceolata
taxonomic: Hieracium aurantiacum
word: orange hawkweed
taxonomic: Cestrum aurantiacum
word: orange jessamine
word: orange juice
word: orangeless
word: orange lily
word: Orange lodge
word: Orange Man
word: Orangeman
taxonomic: Asclepias tuberosa
word: orange milkweed
word: orange mint
word: orange notice
word: Orange Order
word: orange-peel bucket
word: orange-peel fungus
word: orange peel
word: orange-peel
word: orange peel theory
word: orange-peely
word: orange pekoe
word: orange pill
word: orange pipefish
word: orange puppy
word: orangequat
word: Orange Revolution
word: orange ringlet
word: orangerita
word: Orange River
taxonomic: Hydrastis canadensis
word: orangeroot
word: orange roughy
word: orangery
taxonomic: Lepidosaphes beckii
word: orange scale
alt: Bothrogonia addita
word: orange sharpshooter
word: orange-spotted bulbul
word: orange-spotted drone fly
word: orange squash
taxonomic: Athyma cama
word: orange staff sergeant
word: orange stick
word: orange sunshine
word: orange swift
word: orange-thighed frog
taxonomic: Pittosporum pauciflorum
alt: syn. Citriobatus parviflorus
word: orange thorn
word: orange-throated whiptail
word: orangetini
word: orange tip
word: orange-tip
word: orange tree
word: orange-wife
word: orange wine
word: orange-winged amazon
word: orange-winged parrot
word: orangewood
word: Orangey
word: orangey
word: Orangies
word: orangish
word: osage-orange
word: osage orange
taxonomic: Maclura pomifera
word: Osage orange
taxonomic: Citrus limonia
word: Otaheite orange
word: Persian orange
word: Princeton orange
word: queer as a clockwork orange
taxonomic: Solanum quitoense
word: Quito orange
word: safety orange
taxonomic: Citrus unshiu
word: satsuma orange
taxonomic: Psolus fabricii
word: sea orange
taxonomic: Citrus aurantium
word: Seville orange
taxonomic: Citrus aurantium saponacea
word: soap orange
word: sooty orange tip
alt: Citrus ×aurantium
word: sour orange
taxonomic: Styrax americana
word: spring orange
word: sunset orange
word: Super Orange
taxonomic: Citrus sinensis
word: sweet orange
word: tachibana orange
word: temple orange
word: there's more than one way to peel an orange
taxonomic: Citrus trifoliata
alt: syn. Poncirus trifoliata
word: trifoliate orange
word: wild orange
word: xylenol orange
Related terms: word: citrus fruit
word: red
word: yellow
word: green
word: blue
word: violet
word: white