🇫🇷 français

orange

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

l' orange

orange

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orange
/lɔʁɑ̃ʒ/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on orange en français ?

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/lɔʁɑ̃ʒ/

How do you pronounce orange in français?

orange is pronounced /lɔʁɑ̃ʒ/ in français.

Exemples de phrases

L'orange est juteuse et délicieuse.

The orange is juicy and delicious.

J'ai acheté une orange bien mûre et sucrée au marché.

I bought a very ripe and sweet orange at the market.

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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?

Orange is feminine in French. While the word does derive from Arabic "nāranj" (نارنج) through Medieval Latin, the feminine gender in French is not directly inherited from the Arabic feminine form. Rather, the gender was assigned or influenced by the phonetic form of the word as it entered Old French ("orenge"), where words ending in -e were typically feminine. The feminine gender became standard in Old French and has persisted into modern French.

Comment dit-on orange en français ?

En français, orange se dit l' orange — feminine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇪🇸 Spanishnaranjalafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianarancial'feminine
🇵🇹 Portugueselaranjaafeminine

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