# orange

Pronunciation: US say "AWR-inj" /ˈɔɹənd͡ʒ/; UK say "OR-inj" /ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/

## Adjective

1. Of a reddish-yellow color, midway between red and yellow, like the ripe fruit the word is named for.
   - Simple: Being the color between red and yellow, like a ripe orange.
   - _The autumn maples blazed orange against the gray sky._
   - _Her bright orange scarf stood out in the crowd._

## Noun

2. A round citrus fruit with a tough reddish-yellow rind and sweet, juicy flesh, eaten fresh or pressed for juice.
   - Simple: A round, sweet, juicy fruit with a thick orange skin.
   - _Florida growers cultivate the sweet orange mainly for its juice._
   - _Most oranges sold in supermarkets are the sweet variety, eaten fresh or juiced._
3. The color midway between red and yellow, seen in the ripe fruit of the orange tree.
   - Simple: A color between red and yellow, like the skin of an orange.
   - _The designer chose a warm orange for the gallery walls._
   - _Shades of orange dominated the painter's later work._
4. A drink made from or flavored with oranges, such as orange juice, orange soda or orange squash. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A drink made from oranges or tasting of oranges.
   - _At the bar he ordered a vodka and orange._
   - _The hotel breakfast came with toast, coffee, and a small glass of freshly squeezed orange._
5. An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus, such as Citrus sinensis, that yields the fruit of the same name.
   - Simple: An evergreen tree that produces oranges as its fruit.
   - _The orange by the farmhouse had grown taller than the roof._
   - _Growers in the valley planted oranges, lemons, and figs on the sunny slopes._

## Verb

6. To make something orange in color, or to become orange.
   - Simple: To make something orange, or to turn orange.

## Other meanings

- (noun) In heraldry, a roundel colored orange: a plain circular charge placed on a shield or other field.

## Origin

From Old French orenge, which goes back through Arabic nāranj and Persian nārang to Sanskrit nāraṅga, "orange tree," probably from a Dravidian language; the first n dropped away in Italian and French when speakers heard it as part of the word for "a" before it. The color, named after the fruit, is recorded in English from 1502, replacing the older "yellow-red."

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