laranja
Meaning
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orange (having orange as its color)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
la‧ran‧ja
Pronounced as (IPA)
/laˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/
Etymology
From Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), itself of uncertain origin, possibly Dravidian. Compare Spanish naranja.
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