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 ‎ (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”)

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