laranxa

Galician

unha laranxa (an orange)

Alternative forms

  • laranja (reintegrationist spelling)

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic نَارَنْج (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, orange tree), itself of uncertain origin, possibly Dravidian. Compare Portuguese laranja, Spanish naranja, English orange.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈɾanʃa̝/

Adjective

laranxa m or f (plural laranxas)

  1. orange (colour)

Noun

laranxa f (plural laranxas)

  1. orange (colour)
  2. orange (fruit)
    Es a millor laranxa que saliu do laranxeiro.
    You are the best orange that came out of the orange grove.

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text)
     branco      gris      negro, preto
             vermello; carmín              laranxa; castaño, marrón              amarelo; crema
             verde lima              verde              menta; verde escuro
             ciano; azul verdoso              cerúleo              azul
             violeta; anil              maxenta; púrpura              rosa

References

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