laranxa

Galician

unha laranxa (an orange)

Alternative forms

• laranja (reintegrationist spelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈɾanʃa/ [laˈɾanʲ.ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -anʃa

Adjective

laranxa m or f (plural laranxas)

1. orange (colour)

Noun

laranxa f (plural laranxas)

1. orange (colour)
2. orange (fruit)

   Es a millor laranxa que saliu do laranxeiro.

   You are the best orange that came out of the orange grove.

Derived terms

• laranxeira

See also

Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text)

branco	gris	negro, preto
vermello; carmín	laranxa; castaño, marrón	amarelo; crema
verde lima	verde	menta; verde escuro
ciano; azul verdoso	cerúleo	azul
violeta; anil	maxenta; púrpura	rosa

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “laranxa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “laranxa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “laranxa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN