laranxa

Galician
unha laranxa (an orange)

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic نَارَنْج‎ (nāranj), from Persian نارنگ‎ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”), itself of uncertain origin, possibly Dravidian. Compare Portuguese laranja, Spanish naranja, English orange.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laˈɾanʃa̝/

Adjective

laranxa m or f (plural laranxas)

  1. orange (colour)

Noun

laranxa f (plural laranxas)

  1. orange (fruit)

Derived terms

See also
Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text)
     branco      gris      negro
             vermello ; carmín              laranxa ; castaño, marrón              amarelo ; crema
             verde lima              verde              menta ; verde escuro
             ciano ; azul verdoso              cerúleo              azul
             violeta ; anil              maxenta ; púrpura              rosa

References
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