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laranja.

orange (having orange as its color)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/laˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/Brazil/lɐˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/Portugal

  1. orange (having orange as its color)

    invariable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Austroasiatic *ŋaːmder.? Proto-Dravidian *nāram Proto-Dravidian *kāy Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga)bor. Classical Persian نَارَنْگ (nārang)bor. Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj)bor. Old Galician-Portuguese laranja Portuguese laranja Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese laranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), itself of uncertain origin, possibly Dravidian. Compare Spanish naranja.

noun/laˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/Brazil/lɐˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/Portugal

  1. orange (fruit)

    feminine

  2. orange (color)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Austroasiatic *ŋaːmder.? Proto-Dravidian *nāram Proto-Dravidian *kāy Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga)bor. Classical Persian نَارَنْگ (nārang)bor. Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj)bor. Old Galician-Portuguese laranja Portuguese laranja Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese laranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), itself of uncertain origin, possibly Dravidian. Compare Spanish naranja.

noun/laˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/Brazil/lɐˈɾɐ̃.ʒɐ/Portugal

  1. a front man (one who knowingly allows himself or herself to be used for another's profit, especially in political schemes), a straw man

    Brazil · by-personal-gender · colloquial · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Austroasiatic *ŋaːmder.? Proto-Dravidian *nāram Proto-Dravidian *kāy Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga)bor. Classical Persian نَارَنْگ (nārang)bor. Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj)bor. Old Galician-Portuguese laranja Portuguese laranja Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese laranja, 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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