Nomen

die Orange

orange

Ich esse gerne eine Orange.

I like to eat an orange.

Der Saft ist aus frischen Orangen.

The juice is from fresh oranges.

as a noun orange I like to eat an orange.

Synonyms: Apfelsine (another word for orange, common in Northern Germany)

The word came into German from French 'orenge', which itself has roots in Arabic 'nāranj'.

It's an international word. 'Orange' sounds very similar in many languages, making it easy to remember. The fruit and the color are the same word.

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