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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

オレンジ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: orenji

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Orange/ˈɒr.ɪndʒ/
nounadjectiveCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #850 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"私は朝にオレンジを食べました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A round, orange fruit that is typically sweet and juicy.

    "I had an orange for breakfast this morning."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Of a color between red and yellow in the spectrum.

    "The sunset painted the sky a beautiful orange hue."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French orange, which came from the Arabic nāranj, ultimately originating from the Sanskrit naranga (orange tree). The term was adopted into English in the late Middle Ages, initially referring to the fruit and later as a color designation.

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