French Conversation · Level 22
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French word
orange
Pronunciation
IPA/oʁɑ̃ʒ/
Meaning
- feminine nounorange
Example
J'ai acheté des oranges au marché.
I bought some oranges at the market.
More examples
Pour le petit déjeuner, je bois du jus d'orange.
For breakfast, I drink orange juice.
Core concept
A round citrus fruit whose vivid peel gives its name to the matching color.
Common phrases
un jus d'orange
orange juice
une orange
an orange
acheter des oranges
buy oranges
Similar words
mandarine: A small, sweet citrus fruit with thin, easy-to-peel skin.
clémentine: A small, sweet citrus fruit with few seeds that is easy to eat by hand.
citron: A yellow fruit with a sharp, sour taste used for seasoning and flavoring.
Definition in French
Fruit comestible à peau orangée; mot employé aussi pour la teinte analogue.
Word origin
French orange came through Old French orenge from Arabic nāranj, ultimately from Sanskrit nāraṅga.
Usage tips
- As a color adjective, orange is invariable, as in des chemises orange, while the fruit noun takes a plural s: des oranges.
Related words
- orangerorange treenoun
- orangéorange-coloredadjective