laranxa

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Galician[edit]

unha laranxa (an orange)

Alternative forms[edit]

  • laranja (reintegrationist spelling)

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

laranxa m or f (plural laranxas)

  1. orange (colour)

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

See also[edit]

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

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