How to pronounce orange

Say it like this: /ˈoɹənd͡ʒ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/ˈoɹənd͡ʒ/
British/ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/
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What does orange mean?

nounAn evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).

Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.

Specifically, a sweet orange or Citrus sinensis.

adjHaving the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.

verbTo colour orange.

“I looked at him through my binoculars, his little lips oranged with Cheeto dust.”

To become orange.

“Cranes in the distance against the background of the slowly oranging sky”

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