Galician edit

 
unha laranxa (an orange)

Alternative forms edit

  • laranja (reintegrationist spelling)

Etymology edit

Ultimately 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 edit

Adjective edit

laranxa m or f (plural laranxas)

  1. orange (colour)

Noun edit

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 edit

See also edit

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

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