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oranje.

orange

6 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌoːˈrɑn.jə/
  1. orange

    De hemel is oranje tijdens zonsondergang.
    Ik heb een oranje tas.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch arance, orange, from Old French orenge, arange, from Italian arancia, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), from Dravidian. The spelling was subsequently influenced by Middle French orange.

noun/ˌoːˈrɑn.jə/
  1. the color orange

    neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch arance, orange, from Old French orenge, arange, from Italian arancia, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Classical Persian نارنگ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga), from Dravidian. The spelling was subsequently influenced by Middle French orange.

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