Orange

/ˈɔːrɪndʒ/ or /ˈɔːrəndʒ/ noun

Definition

An orange is a round, juicy citrus fruit with a thick, bright orange skin. The word also names the color of the fruit’s peel.

Etymology

From Old French “orenge,” from Arabic “nāranj,” from Persian “nārang,” from Sanskrit “nāraṅga” for the tree and fruit. Interestingly, the fruit came first; the color word in English is named after it.

Kelly Says

English had no basic word for the color orange until this fruit became common, so people used to call it ‘yellow-red.’ The fruit was so striking that it gave its name to an entire slice of the color spectrum.

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