Pomeranze

Meaning

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

Concepts

bitter orange

pomelo

pummelo

shaddock

sour orange

chinotto

marmalade orange

Seville orange

aka Pommelo

pompelmous

totonja

zabon

bigarade orange

orange

🍊

myrtle-leaved orange

Synonyms

Bitterorange

Sevilla-Orange

Saure Orange

Adamsapfel

Riesenorange

Pampelmusenbaum

Pampelmuse

bittere Orange

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɔməˈʁant͡sə/

Etymology

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”).