Word Frequency
orange (ˈɒrɪndʒ
)
Definitions
noun
- any of several citrus trees, esp Citrus sinensis (sweet orange) and the Seville orange, cultivated in warm regions for their round edible fruit See also tangerine (sense 1)
-
- the fruit of any of these trees, having a yellowish-red bitter rind and segmented juicy flesh See also navel orange
- (as modifier) ⇒
orange peel
- the hard wood of any of these trees
- any of a group of colours, such as that of the skin of an orange, that lie between red and yellow in the visible spectrum in the approximate wavelength range 620–585 nanometres
- a dye or pigment producing these colours
- orange cloth or clothing ⇒
dressed in orange
- any of several trees or herbaceous plants that resemble the orange, such as mock orange
adjective
- of the colour orange
Word Origin
C14: via Old French from Old Provençal auranja, from Arabic nāranj, from Persian nārang, from Sanskrit nāranga, probably of Dravidian originOrange1
Definitions
noun
- (ˈɒrɪndʒ
) . a river in S Africa, rising in NE Lesotho and flowing generally west across the South
African plateau to the Atlantic: the longest river in South Africa. Length: 2093 km
(1300 miles)
- (French ɔrɑ̃ʒ) . a town in SE France: a small principality in the Middle Ages, the descendants of which
formed the House of Orange. Pop: 27 989 (1999) Ancient name: Arausio, (əˈraʊsɪəʊ
)
Orange2 (ˈɒrɪndʒ
)
Definitions
noun
- a princely family of Europe. Its possessions, originally centred in S France, passed in 1544 to the count of Nassau, who became William I of Orange and helped to found the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Since 1815 it has been the name of the reigning house of the Netherlands. It was the ruling house of Great Britain and Ireland under William III and Mary (1689–94) and under William III as sole monarch (1694–1702)
- modifier of or relating to the Orangemen
- modifier of or relating to the royal dynasty of Orange
Translations for 'orange'
- British English: orange Something that is orange is of a colour between red and yellow.Tigers are orange with black stripes.ˈɒrɪndʒ NOUNcolour
- Arabic: بُرْتُقَالِيٌّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: laranja
- Chinese: 橙色的
- Croatian: narančast narančasta
- Czech: oranžový
- Danish: orange
- Dutch: oranje
- European Spanish: naranja
- Finnish: oranssi
- French: orangecouleur
- German: orange
- Greek: πορτοκαλής πορτοκαλιά
- Italian: arancione
- Japanese: オレンジ色の
- Korean: 오렌지색의
- Norwegian: oransje
- Polish: pomarańczowy pomarańczowa
- Portuguese: laranja
- Romanian: portocaliu
- Russian: оранжевый оранжевая
- Spanish: naranjacolor
- Swedish: orange oranget
- Thai: ที่มีสีส้ม
- Turkish: portakal rengi
- Ukrainian: оранжевий
- Vietnamese: có màu da cam
- British English: orange An orange is a round fruit with a thick skin and lots of juice.ˈɒrɪndʒ NOUNfruit
- Arabic: بُرتُقَالَةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: laranja
- Chinese: 橙
- Croatian: naranča
- Czech: pomeranč
- Danish: appelsin
- Dutch: sinaasappel
- European Spanish: naranja
- Finnish: appelsiini
- French: orangefruit
- German: Orange
- Greek: πορτοκάλι
- Italian: arancia
- Japanese: オレンジ
- Korean: 오렌지
- Norwegian: appelsin
- Polish: pomarańcza
- Portuguese: laranja
- Romanian: portocală portocale
- Russian: апельсин
- Spanish: naranjafruta
- Swedish: apelsin
- Thai: ส้ม
- Turkish: portakal
- Ukrainian: апельсин
- Vietnamese: quả cam
Example Sentences Including 'orange'
' We meet at Olympia House, where the very welcome mat is royal blue, with orange lettering, welcoming you to Orange headquarters.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Add the mushrooms and their juice, the PX sherry and orange zest and enough stock barely to cover the pheasant breasts.Country Life (2004)
Everyone else is on about "shock and awe" and big orange explosions and this year's Oscar dresses being New Black.Globe and Mail (2003)
For the Catholic minority, their enclave on the Portadown map resembles a green chunk about to be eaten by an orange whale.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Jacob dressed him up neutrally as a referee, painting black stripes on a white T-shirt and wrapping orange tape around a sleeved leg.Globe and Mail (2003)
She wore a single piece of stiff Dutch wax which went from orange , through crimson to deep arterial red.BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
The evening fish market was up and people were buying steadily under the orange glow of the streetlights.A DARKENING STAIN (2002)
The warm red glow at the sea's edge has a brilliant orange heart.THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)
These're my favourite, soft orange centres dipped in bitter chocolate.SOMEBODY (2002)
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