laranja

BasqueEdit

 
laranja

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic نَارَنْج(nāranj), from Persian نارنگ(nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, orange tree), itself of uncertain origin, possibly Dravidian.

NounEdit

laranja inan

  1. orange (fruit)
  2. orange (color)

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

AdjectiveEdit

laranja (comparative laranjago, superlative laranjen, excessive laranjegi)

  1. having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree.

See alsoEdit

Colors in Basque · koloreak (layout · text)
     zuri      gris      beltz
             gorri              laranja; marroi              hori
                          berde             
                          oztin              urdin
             ubel              more              arrosa

PortugueseEdit

 
laranja

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic نَارَنْج(nāranj), from Persian نارنگ(nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, orange tree), itself of uncertain origin, possibly Dravidian. Compare Spanish naranja.

PronunciationEdit

 

  • Hyphenation: la‧ran‧ja

AdjectiveEdit

laranja (invariable)

  1. orange (having orange as its color)

NounEdit

laranja f (plural laranjas)

  1. orange (fruit)
  2. orange (color)
    Synonym: cor de laranja

Derived termsEdit

NounEdit

laranja m or f by sense (plural laranjas)

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

DescendantsEdit

  • Kadiwéu: lalaanja

See alsoEdit

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     branco, alvo, cândido      cinza, gris,
cinzento
     preto, negro, atro
             vermelho,
encarnado, rubro,
salmão; carmim
             laranja,
cor de laranja; castanho,
marrom
             amarelo, lúteo; creme,
ocre
             verde-limão              verde             
             ciano,
turquesa; azul-petróleo
             azul-celeste              azul, índigo, anil
             violeta,
lilás
             magenta; roxo, púrpura              rosa,
cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque