How to Say “Orange” in French? What is the meaning of “Orange”? (2024)

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What is the meaning of orange in French? ›

noun. l'orange fem. an orange juice un jus d'orange.

The family of the Prince of Orange eventually adopted the name and the colour orange in the 1570s. The colour came to be associated with Protestantism, due to participation by the House of Orange on the Protestant side in the French Wars of Religion.

Exception: “Orange” is only masculine as a color – as a fruit it's feminine. Same thing for “rose.” As a color, it's masculine, but as a flower, it's feminine. Exception: Most shrubs are also masculine, but vines are feminine (la vigne).

A bunch of other languages use the same word for the color orange and the fruit, including French, German, and Hungarian. However, plenty of languages have separate words.

Orange derives its name from Arausio, a Gaulish god. Under the Roman emperor Augustus's rule it became prosperous. In the 5th century it was pillaged by the Visigoths. The town became an independent county in the 11th century and later passed to the house of Nassau.

The psychology of orange in North America tells us that the color has traditionally been a symbol of optimism, happiness, enthusiasm and youthful connections. It is also considered a spiritual color and an autumnal season color. On the negative side, orange can elicit feelings of arrogance, pride, and impatience.

The "tricolore" (three-colour) flag is an emblem of the Fifth Republic. It had its origins in the union, at the time of the French Revolution, of the colours of the King (white) and the City of Paris (blue and red). Today, the "tricolour" flies over all public buildings.

Bleu de France (Blue of France) is a colour traditionally used to represent France. Blue has been used in the heraldry of the French monarchy since at least the 12th century, with the golden fleurs-de-lis of the kings always set on a blue (heraldic "azure") background.

The adjectives orange (orange) and marron (brown) don't change their spelling at all, even when they are describing a feminine or a plural noun: Il a un pull orange.

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Before the English-speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color was referred to as "yellow-red" (geoluread in Old English) or "red-yellow".

Orange the fruit came first. The word came into English either from Old French 'pomme d'orenge', or from the Spanish 'naranja' (with the subsequent transfer of the 'n' over to the indefinite article, as per 'apron' and 'adder', originally 'napron' and 'nadder').

"In love, orange can symbolize strong attraction, fiery passion, and a deep longing for connection," Pamplona tells mindbodygreen. Orange represents creativity and possibility, with Pamplona explaining that with the color orange and love, "There is an energy of playfulness [...] and we are open to trying new things."

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: prepared or served with oranges.

The colours of the French flag may also represent the three main estates of the Ancien Régime (the clergy: white, the nobility: red and the bourgeoisie: blue). Blue, as the symbol of class, comes first and red, representing the nobility, comes last.