Spanish

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Etymology

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From a-naranja (orange [fruit])-ado.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /anaɾanˈxado/ [a.na.ɾãŋˈxa.ð̞o]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: a‧na‧ran‧ja‧do

Noun

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anaranjado m (uncountable)

  1. orange (the colour of the fruit of an orange tree)
    El anaranjado es el color nacional de Holanda.
    Orange is the national colour of the Netherlands.

Adjective

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anaranjado (feminine anaranjada, masculine plural anaranjados, feminine plural anaranjadas)

  1. orange, orangey (having the colour of an orange, reddish-yellow)
    Las cajas negras de los aviones son en realidad anaranjadas.
    Airplanes' black boxes are actually orange.
  2. (heraldry) tenné

See also

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Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)
     blanco      gris      negro
             rojo; carmín, carmesí              naranja, anaranjado; marrón              amarillo; crema
             lima              verde              menta
             cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo              celeste, cerúleo              azul
             violeta; añil, índigo              magenta; morado, púrpura              rosa, rosado

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