arancia

Italian

Etymology

Feminine form of arancio (orange (tree)),[1] from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈran.t͡ʃa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -antʃa
  • Hyphenation: a‧ràn‧cia

Noun

arancia f (plural arance, diminutive arancìna)

  1. orange (fruit)

Descendants

  • Old Occitan: auranja
    • Occitan: irange
    • Old French: orenge

References

  1. arancia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. arancio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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