taronja

Catalan

Etymology

From Arabic تُـرُنْج‎ (turunj, “citron”). Compare Sicilian taroccu, Spanish toronja (“grapefruit”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /təˈɾɔɲ.ʒə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /taˈɾɔɲ.d͡ʒa/
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Noun

taronja f (plural taronges)

orange (fruit of an orange tree).

Noun

taronja m (plural taronges)

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

Further reading

“taronja” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“taronja”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
“taronja” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“taronja” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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