arancia

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Italian

Etymology

Feminine form of arancio (“orange (tree)”), from Persian (nârang), from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈran.t͡ʃa/
Audio (un'arancia) (file)
Rhymes: -antʃa
Hyphenation: a‧ràn‧cia

Noun

arancia f (plural arance, diminutive arancìna)

orange (fruit)

Related terms

aranceto (“orange grove”)
arancia sanguinella, arancia rossa (“blood orange”)
arancio (“orange (tree)”)
aranciata (“orangeade”)
aranciera (“orangery”)
arancino (“arancino”)
arancione (“orange (color)”)
spremuta d'arancia (“orange juice with pulp”)
succo d'arancia (“orange juice without pulp”)
fiore d'arancio (“orange blossom”)
fiori d'arancio (“wedding”)

Descendants

→ Old Occitan: auranja
- Occitan: irange
- → Old French: orenge
  - French: orange (see there for further descendants)
  - Norman: orange, oraunge
  - → Middle English: orenge, orange
    - English: orange (see there for further descendants)

References

^ arancia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
^ arancio¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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