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arancio

orange tree

noun ah-RAHN-choh Rare
Animals & Nature Plants

Also means

orange (color)

Usage Note

Arancio refers to the orange tree (Citrus sinensis) as well as the orange color — arancio is used as an invariable color adjective (un vestito arancio, an orange dress). The fruit itself is un'arancia (feminine). The color adjective arancione also exists and does inflect. The plural of the tree is aranci.

Examples

"Nel giardino cresce un arancio rigoglioso."

Natural Translation

A lush orange tree grows in the garden.

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