arancio
Italian
Etymology 1
From arancia (“orange (fruit”)[1], from arancio (“orange (tree)”).
Adjective
arancio (invariable)
- orange (colored as an orange (fruit))
- Synonym: arancione
Noun
arancio m (uncountable)
- (rare) orange (colour)
- Synonym: arancione
Etymology 2
From Persian نارنگ (nāranǵ), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāgaranja, “elephant taste”).[2]
Noun
arancio m (plural aranci)
- orange (tree)
- (dated) orange (fruit)
- Synonym: arancia
Derived terms
- arancia (“orange (fruit)”)
- mandarancio (“clementine”)
Related terms
- aranceto (“orange grove”)
- aranciata (“orangeade”)
- aranciera (“orangery”)
- arancino (“arancino”)
- arancione (“orange (color)”)
- fiore d'arancio (“orange blossom”)
- fiori d'arancio (“wedding”)
Anagrams
- ancorai
- cariano
- carnaio
References
- http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/arancio2/
- http://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/arancio1/