Dictionary Definition
orange adj : similar to the color of a ripe
orange [syn: orangish]
Noun
1 round yellow to orange fruit of any of several
citrus trees
2 any of a range of colors between red and yellow
[syn: orangeness]
3 any citrus tree bearing oranges [syn: orange
tree]
4 any pigment producing the orange color
5 a river in South Africa that flows generally
westward to the Atlantic Ocean [syn: Orange
River]
User Contributed Dictionary
see Orange
English
Etymology
From etyl fro orenge, from etyl it arancia, from narancia, from etyl es naranja, from etyl ar sc=Arab, from etyl fa sc=fa-Arab, from etyl sa sc=Deva, possibly but not certainly of Dravidian origin.Pronunciation
Noun
Translations
tree
- Arabic:
- Belarusian: апэльсінавае дрэва (apel’sínavaje dréva)
- Bosnian: narandža, pomorandža
- Breton: orañjezenn , orañjezenned p, orañjez collective noun
- Catalan: taronger
- Chinese: 橙树 (chéngshù)
- Danish: appelsintræ
- Dutch: sinaasappelboom, appelsienenboom
- Esperanto: oranĝarbo, oranĝujo
- Finnish: appelsiinipuu
- French: oranger
- Galician: laranxeira
- German: Apfelsinenbaum, Orangenbaum
- Greek:
- Modern: πορτοκαλιά (portokaliá)
- Hebrew: תפוז (tapúz)
- Hungarian: narancsfa
- Ido: oranja
- Indonesian: jeruk
- Irish: crann oráistí
- Italian: arancio
- Japanese: オレンジ
- Korean: 오렌지나무 (orenji-namu)
- Kurdish: pirteqal,
- Lithuanian: apelsinmedis
- Lojban: najnimre
- Malayalam: നാരങ്ങ (naːraŋːa)
- Maltese: larinġa
- Norwegian: appelsintre
- Novial: oranjiere
- Polish: pomarańcza, drzewo pomarańczowe
- Portuguese: laranjeira
- Romanian: portocal
- Russian: апельсиновое дерево
- Sardinian: arbule de aranzu
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic:
наранџа ,
поморанџа
- Roman: narandža , pomorandža
- Cyrillic:
наранџа ,
поморанџа
- Sindhi: (narangi’a ju vanu)
- Slovene: oranževec
- Spanish: naranjo
- Swedish: apelsinträd
- Turkish: portakal, portakal ağacı
- Vietnamese: cây cam
- Welsh: oren
fruit
- Afrikaans: lemoen
- Arabic: , (collective)
- Belarusian: апэльсін (apel’sín)
- Bosnian: narandža, pomorandža
- Breton: orañjezenn
- Catalan: taronja
- Chinese: 橙, 橙子 (chéngzi), 柑橘 (gānjú), 橘子 (júzi)
- Czech: pomeranč
- Danish: appelsin
- Dutch: sinaasappel , (in Flanders) appelsien
- Esperanto: oranĝo
- Finnish: appelsiini
- French: orange
- Galician: laranxa
- German: Apfelsine, Orange
- Greek
- Modern: πορτοκάλι (portokáli)
- Hebrew: תפוז (tapúz)
- Hindi: नारंगी (nāraṅgī)
- Hungarian: narancs
- Indonesian: jeruk, limau
- Irish: oráiste
- Italian: arancia
- Japanese: オレンジ
- Korean: 오렌지 (orenji)
- Kurdish: pirteqal (^),
- Latvian: apelsīns
- Lithuanian: apelsinas
- Lojban: najnimre
- Malay: oren
- Maltese: larinġa
- Northern Sami: appelsiidna
- Norwegian: appelsin
- Novial: oranje
- Polish: pomarańcza
- Portuguese: laranja
- Romanian: portocală
- Russian: апельсин (apel’sín)
- Sardinian: aranzu
- Scottish Gaelic: òr-mheas
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic:
наранџа ,
поморанџа
- Roman: narandža , pomorandža
- Cyrillic:
наранџа ,
поморанџа
- Sindhi: (narangi)
- Slovene: pomaranča
- Spanish: naranja, china
- Swedish: apelsin
- Telugu: కమలాఫలము
- Tetum: sabraka
- Turkish: portakal
- Vietnamese: (quả) cam
- Welsh: oren
colour
- Afrikaans: oranje
- Bosnian: narandžasta
- Breton: liv orañjez
- Catalan: taronja
- Chinese: 橙色 (chéngsè), 橙黄色 (chéng huángsè)
- Danish: orange
- Dutch: oranje
- Finnish: oranssi
- French: orange
- Galician: laranxa
- German: Orange
- Greek:
- Modern: πορτοκαλί (portokalí)
- Hebrew: כתום (katóm)
- Hungarian: narancssárga, narancs szín, narancs
- Icelandic: appelsínugulur
- Indonesian: jingga, oranye
- Irish: dath oráiste
- Italian: arancione
- Japanese: オレンジ色 (orenjiiro), 橙色 (daidaiiro)
- Kurdish: pirteqalî (^)
- Latvian: oranžs
- Lithuanian: oranžinė spalva , apelsininė spalva
- Maltese: oranġjo
- Northern Sami: oránša
- Norwegian: oransje
- Polish: pomarańczowy
- Portuguese: alaranjado, cor-de-laranja, laranja
- Romanian: portocaliu
- Russian: оранжевый
- Sardinian: colore de aranzu, ruggiu, ruiu, arrubiu
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic:
наранџаста
- Latin: narandžasta
- Cyrillic:
наранџаста
- Sindhi: (narangi)
- Slovene: oranžna
- Spanish: anaranjado, naranja
- Swedish: orange, brandgul
- Turkish: turuncu
- Vietnamese: màu (da) cam
- Welsh: oren, melyngoch
Adjective
- Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; reddish-yellow.
Translations
colour
- Arabic:
- Breton: orañjez
- Catalan: taronja, carabassa
- Chinese: 橙 (chéng), 橘色的 (jú sè de)
- Czech: oranžový
- Danish: orange
- Dutch: oranje
- Esperanto: oranĝkolora
- Estonian: oranž
- Finnish: oranssi
- French: orange
- Galician: laranxa
- German: orange
- Greek: πορτοκαλί
- Hebrew: כתום , כתומה
- Hungarian: narancssárga, narancsszínű
- Indonesian: jingga, oranye
- Italian: arancione, arancio
- Japanese: オレンジ色 (orenjiiro), 橙色 (だいだいいろ, daidai-iro)
- Korean: 주황색의 (朱黃色, juhwangsaek-ui)
- Latvian: oranžs , oranža
- Lithuanian: oranžinis , oranžinė
- Lojban: narju
- Norwegian: oransje
- Polish: pomarańczowy, pomarańczowa, pomarańczowe
- Portuguese: alaranjado, cor-de-laranja, laranja
- Romanian: portocaliu, oranj
- Russian: оранжевый
- Slovene: oranžen , oranžna , oranžno
- Spanish: anaranjado, naranja
- Swedish: orange, brandgul, apelsin-färgard
- Turkish: turuncu
- Vietnamese: màu cam
Derived terms
- Orange Revolution
- Orange River
- orangeroot
- orangery
- orange squash
- orange stick
- orange-tip
- orangewood
- orangish
- Osage orange
- Otaheite orange
- satsuma orange
- Seville orange
- sour orange
See also
Trivia
- It is commonly believed that "orange" has no rhymes. While there might not be any English dictionary words that rhyme exactly with "orange" ("door-hinge" comes close in US pronunciation), the English surname "Gorringe" is a rhyme, at least in UK pronunciation. See the Wikipedia article about rhymes for the word "orange"
French
Pronunciation
Noun
fr-noun fAdjective
- orange
- Les premiers TGV atlantiques étaient orange. — The first Atlantic TGV trains were orange.
German
Adjective
Swedish
Pronunciation
Adjective
orangeNoun
orange- orange italbrac the colour
Extensive Definition
Orange may refer to:
- Orange (fruit), the citrus tree Citrus sinensis or its fruit
- Orange (color), the color that takes its name from the fruit
Heraldry
- Orange (heraldry), an heraldic tincture
History and Politics
- Principality of Orange, a former principality in the south of France centered upon the town of Orange.
- House of Orange-Nassau, the royal family of the Netherlands and a branch of the House of Nassau
- The Prince of Orange, a title of nobility borne by the heir apparent of the House of Orange
- William III of Orange, one of several princes with that title
- The Orange Order, a Protestant organization based in Ireland named after William; its members are known as Orangemen
- The Independent Orange Order, an offshoot from the Orange Order
- The Orange Revolution, a series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005
Geography
in Australia:- Orange, New South Wales, Australia
in France:
in South Africa:
in the United States:
- Orange, California
- Orange, Connecticut
- Orange, Indiana
- Orange, Massachusetts
- Orange, New Hampshire
- Orange, New Jersey
- Orange, New York
- Orange, North Dakota, alternate name for Arvilla, North Dakota
- Orange, Ohio
- Orange, Texas
- Orange, Virginia
- Orange City, Florida
Sports
- Netherlands national football team, nicknamed "Orange" because of the colour of their outfit
- Miami Orange Bowl, a stadium in Miami, Florida,
- Orange Bowl, an annual American college football game, formerly played at the Miami Orange Bowl
- Syracuse University Orange, the mascot and team name for Syracuse University
Surname
- James Orange (1942–2008), U.S. civil rights activist
- Jason Orange, British singer, member of Take That
- Leroy Orange, U.S. citizen pardoned after wrongful murder conviction
- Rhasaan Orange, U.S. actor
- Vincent Orange, U.S. politician
Given name
- Orange Ferriss (1814–1894), U.S. Congressman
- Orange Jacobs (1827–1914), U.S. Congressman
- Orange Judd (1822–1892), American agricultural chemist, editor, and publisher
- Orange Merwin (1777–1853), U.S. Congressman
Music and entertainment
- Orange (album), an album by John Spencer Blues Explosion
- Orange (Al Stewart album), an album by Al Stewart
- Orange, the former name of New Zealand pay television channel SKY 1
- Orange Record Label, a record label
- Orange Twin Records, a record label
- "Orange" (song), a hit single in Ireland, sung by David O'Doherty
- DJ Orange, the Taiwanese rock musician Chang Chen-yue's DJ name.
- Orange, a nickname for the character Jeremiah Gottwald in the anime Code Geass
- Orange Range, a Japanese J-Pop and J-Rock band
Telecommunication companies
- Orange
(brand), a multinational mobile phone operator and internet
service provider, including:
- Orange Dominicana, operating in the Dominican Republic
- Orange España, operating in Spain
- Orange Israel, operating in Israel
- Orange Jordan, operating in Jordan
- Orange Moldova, operating in Moldova
- Orange Polska, operating in Poland
- Orange România, operating in Romania
- Orange Slovensko, operating in Slovakia
- Orange UK, operating in the United Kingdom
Other business
- Orange (bicycles), a British mountain bike manufacturer
- Orange Amplification, a British manufacturer of guitar amplifiers
- Orange SA, a French company
- Orange Micro, a defunct computer company
Other fields
- Agent Orange, a powerful herbicide and defoliant used by the US military during the Vietnam War
- Terry's Chocolate Orange, a popular chocolate product manufactured by Kraft Foods
See also
orange in Catalan: Orange
orange in Czech: Orange
orange in Welsh: Orange
orange in Danish: Orange (flertydig)
orange in German: Orange
orange in Spanish: Orange
orange in Esperanto: Oranĝo
orange in French: Orange
orange in Hindi: नारंगी
orange in Italian: Orange
orange in Dutch: Oranje
orange in Japanese: オレンジ (曖昧さ回避)
orange in Norwegian: Orange
orange in Polish: Orange
orange in Portuguese: Laranja
orange in Simple English: Orange
(disambiguation)
orange in Finnish: Orange
orange in Thai: ออเรนจ์
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Catawba, Persian melon, Valencia
orange, akee, alligator
pear, ananas, apple, apricot, avocado, banana, bearberry, berry, bilberry, blackberry, cacao, candleberry, canistel, cantaloupe, capulin, casaba, checkerberry, cherimoya, cherry, citrange, citron, citrus, citrus fruit, civet
fruit, crab apple, cranberry, currant, custard apple, damson, date, dewberry, elderberry, feijoa, fig, gooseberry, grape, grapefruit, guanabana, guava, honeydew, huckleberry, icaco, ilama, imbu, jaboticaba, jackfruit, jujube, kumquat, lemon, lime, lingonberry, litchi, loganberry, loquat, mammee apple, mandarin
orange, mango, mangosteen, manzanilla, marang, mayapple, medlar, melon, mulberry, muscadine, muscat, muscatel, muskmelon, navel orange,
nectarine, nutmeg
melon, olive, papaw, papaya, passion fruit, peach, pear, persimmon, pineapple, pippin, plantain, plum, plumcot, pomegranate, prune, quince, raisin, rambutan, raspberry, red currant,
strawberry, sugar
apple, sugarplum,
sweetsop, tangelo, tangerine, ugli
fruit