Pomeranze

Betekenis

1. (feminine) bitter orange
2. (feminine,in-compounds) a girl, by extension also any person, from the countryside or from a small town, who is unfamiliar with and easily impressed by city dwellers’ lifestyle

Geslacht

♀️ Vrouwelijk

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/pɔməˈʁant͡sə/

Etymologie

15th century, from Medieval Latin pomerancium, from pomum (“fruit”) + arancia (“orange”), the latter from Arabic نارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang). Doublet of Orange. Cognate with Italian pomarancia (“sweet orange”).