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orange

n. C / U
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈɔɹəndʒ// UK //ˈɒɹɪndʒ// or·ange General-service Informal

n. a round fruit with a thick skin that is a mix of red and yellow. You can eat the sweet, juicy inside or squeeze it to make juice.

n. a globose, reddish-yellow citrus fruit with a leathery rind and juicy, segmented pulp. Also refers to the evergreen tree that bears this fruit.


SIMPLE

I usually drink a glass of orange juice with my breakfast.

CONTEXTUAL

She peeled the orange carefully to keep the juice from spraying onto her white shirt.

COMPLEX

The orchard was heavy with the scent of ripening oranges, their bright rinds contrasting sharply against the deep green of the waxy leaves.

Synonyms
Origin

Some senses from French Orange, from Latin Arausiō, from Gaulish. Other senses from the common noun orange, ultimately from Sanskrit नारङ्ग (nāraṅga, “orange tree”).

Usage

Uncountable when referring to the color or the flavor in general; countable when referring to the individual fruits.

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