arancio

Italian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈran.t͡ʃo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -antʃo
  • Hyphenation: a‧ràn‧cio

Etymology 1

From arancia (“orange (fruit)”),[2] from arancio (“orange (tree)”).

Adjective

arancio (invariable)

  1. orange (color/colour)
    Synonym: arancione

Noun

arancio m (uncountable)

  1. (rare) orange (color/colour)
    Synonym: arancione

Etymology 2

    Borrowed from Classical Persian نَارَنْگ (nārang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “elephant taste”).[3]

    Noun

    arancio m (plural aranci)

    1. orange (tree)
    2. (dated) orange (fruit)
      Synonym: arancia
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • → Sardinian: aràngiu

    References

    1. ^ arancio in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
    2. ^ arancio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
    3. ^ arancio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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