orange

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

orange (fruit)

Adj

orange

Concepten

oranje

sinaasappel

appelsien

Sinaasappel

geelrood

brandgeel

oranjeappel

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɔ.ʁɑ̃ʒ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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).