orange

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

orange (fruit)

Adj

orange

Concepts

orange

oranger

orange douce

agrume

rose

rouge

roux

confiture

Orange

pom d'oraunj

citron

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɔ.ʁɑ̃ʒ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Short form of late Old French pume orenge or pomme d'orenge, which was calqued after Old Italian melarancia (mela + arancia). The o came into the word under influence of the place name Orange, from where these fruits came to the north.
See orange (English).