arancia

arancia

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈran.t͡ʃa/

• Audio (un'arancia)

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• Rhymes: -antʃa
• Hyphenation: a‧ràn‧cia

Noun

arancia f (plural arance, diminutive arancìna)

1. orange (fruit)

Related terms

• aranceto (“orange grove”)
• arancia sanguinella, arancia rossa (“blood orange”)
• arancio (“orange (tree)”)
• aranciata (“orangeade”)
• aranciera (“orangery”)
• arancino (“arancino”)
• arancione (“orange (color)”)
• spremuta d'arancia (“orange juice with pulp”)
• succo d'arancia (“orange juice without pulp”)
• fiore d'arancio (“orange blossom”)
• fiori d'arancio (“wedding”)

Descendants

• → Old Occitan: auranja
  • Occitan: irange
  • → Old French: orenge
    • French: orange (see there for further descendants)
    • Norman: orange, oraunge
    • → Middle English: orenge, orange
      • English: orange (see there for further descendants)

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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