Color or Fruit? The Unlikely Etymology of “Orange”

Re:Color or Fruit? The Unlikely Etymology of “Orange” by esfandia on Saturday July 28, 2018 @01:15AM (#17631668)

In Persian, "orange" as a fruit is also "portaghal". But the color is "narenji". And then there's another citrus fruit quite close to the orange called a "narenj", that you can't usually find in the West.

Interestingly, nobody eats the "narenj" directly. They usually squeeze its juice on a fish dish. It gives it a very nice flavour.

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Re:Color or Fruit? The Unlikely Etymology of “Orange” by schoen on Saturday July 28, 2018 @01:25AM (#17631690)

Wikipedia identifies that fruit as

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_orange

I don't know if I've ever had it or not!

Edit: corresponding Farsi Wikipedia link: https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AC

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Re:Color or Fruit? The Unlikely Etymology of “Orange” by fanf2 on Sunday July 29, 2018 @08:14AM (#17637731)

Bitter oranges make the best marmalade

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Re:Color or Fruit? The Unlikely Etymology of “Orange” by perl4ever on Saturday July 28, 2018 @09:28PM (#17635981)

"Clementines"[1] are a fruit related to oranges that are commonly sold in grocery stores where I live, but the country they are sourced in varies. I've found the best ones seem to be from Portugal or Spain.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine

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