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Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “half orange”. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmedja naˈɾanxa/
- Syllabification: me‧dia na‧ran‧ja
Noun
media naranja f (plural medias naranjas)
- (idiomatic, colloquial) better half, significant other
2013, Juan E. Huegel, El Matrimonio: ¿Desde la caída o desde la cruz?: La imagen de Dios en las relaciones matrimoniales, Palibrio, →ISBN, page 11:Entonces un hermano trató de resumir lo que se estaba discutiendo con la siguiente analogía: “Hay la idea popular que en el matrimonio cada uno de nosotros es como una media naranja que busca la mitad que le hace falta para completar su naranja y cuando la encontramos decimos con gusto, ‘Ya encontré mi media naranja’.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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