taronja

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تُرُنْج (turunj, citron). Compare Sicilian taroccu, Spanish toronja (grapefruit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [təˈɾɔɲ.ʒə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [taˈɾɔɲ.d͡ʒa]
  • Audio (Valencia):(file)
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)

Noun

taronja f (plural taronges)

  1. orange (fruit of an orange tree)

Noun

taronja m (plural taronges)

  1. orange (colour of a ripe orange fruit)

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Catalan · colors (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      negre
             roig, vermell; carmesí              taronja; marró              groc; crema
             verd llima              verd             
             cian; xarxet              atzur              blau
             violat; indi              magenta; lila, porpra              rosa

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