l'

feminine

/ɔ.ʁɑ̃ʒ/

#2050 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

orange (fruit); orange (colour)

Word origin

From Old Provençal auranja, from Arabic naranj, from Persian narang and ultimately Sanskrit naranga. The first n was lost because une narange was heard as une arange, and the o was drawn towards or ('gold').

Origin: Sanskrit
Root: naranga
English cognates: orange

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluraloranges

Examples

au .

I always have an orange for breakfast.

sucrées.

The oranges at this market are very sweet.

She cut two oranges into quarters.

He is wearing an orange shirt and black trousers.

Cette ' .

This orange has almost no taste.

Where this fits

The 1,000 most common French words

Where this word sits in the core vocabulary, and what to learn around it.

French vocabulary by CEFR level

How many words each level actually needs, with real counts.

French learning guides

Podcasts, pronunciation traps and the things a word list cannot teach.

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

French · Free printables

orange: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the French word "orange" (orange (fruit); orange (colour)): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

Free for members

The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.

Start your free week

This word is part of lesson 41.