appelsien

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of appel + Sina (old form of China), a calque of French pomme de Sine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑpəlˈsin/
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  • Hyphenation: ap‧pel‧sien

Noun

appelsien f (plural appelsienen, diminutive appelsientje n)

  1. (Belgium, Limburg, archaic elsewhere) orange (fruit)
    Synonym: sinaasappel

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: aposin, apelsina
    • Virgin Islands Creole: apelsina (archaic)
  • Papiamentu: apelsina, apusina, appelsina
  • Russian: апельсин (apelʹsin)
  • Sranan Tongo: apresina
    • Lokono: apresjina
    • Aukan: apeesina
    • Caribbean Hindustani: parsina
    • Caribbean Javanese: jeruk prasinah
    • Kari'na: apelisina
    • Saramaccan: apeesína
    • Trió: aperisina
    • Wayana: peresinan

Limburgish

Noun

appelsiên f (plural appelsiene)

  1. Veldeke spelling spelling of Ape̩lsiin
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