oranĝkolora
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Etymology
From oranĝo (“orange”) + koloro (“colour”) + -a.
Pronunciation
Adjective
oranĝkolora (accusative singular oranĝkoloran, plural oranĝkoloraj, accusative plural oranĝkolorajn)
- orange (colour) orange:
- Synonym: oranĝa
- 1921, Oficiala gazeto esperantista, volume 8, page 93:
- En Parizo, oni tre volonte ridus, se oni prezentus grandan bukedon al artisto, aŭ se oni donus flavan bukedon al fraŭlino, eĉ se la bukedo estus « oranĝ-kolora ».
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Usage notes
The form oranĝkolora violates Zamenhofian phonotactics, and is pronounced oranĉkolora by Slavic speakers (among others). Zamenhof avoided consonant sequences such as ĝk by using epenthetic vowels, as in the alternative form oranĝokolora.