narancio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish naranjo.[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

narancio m (plural naranci) (literary[1] or Old Italian)

  1. Old Italian form of arancio (“orange tree”)
    • 1516–1532, Ludovico Ariosto, “Canto 18”, in Orlando furioso, stanza 138; republished as Santorre Debenedetti, editor, Bari: Laterza, 1928:
      Mirti e cedri e naranci e lauri il loco,
      e mille altri soavi arbori han pieno.
      Which myrtle, orange, cedar-tree, and bay,
      And other perfumed plants by thousands fill;[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 narancio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  2. ^ Ludovico Ariosto (1823–1831) [1516–1532] “Canto 18”, in William Stewart Rose, transl., Orlando Furioso‎[1], translation of original in Italian

Further reading

  • narancio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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