Which citrus fruit shares its name with a color?

The orange fruit got its English name from the Arabic word "nāranj," which came from the Persian "nāranj." Interestingly, the color orange was named after the fruit, not the other way around. Before the fruit's introduction to the English-speaking world, the color was typically described as yellow-red. So, the fruit actually helped shape our language!

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wexlerbob

Lime is also a color.

Denise Currie

Lime, Lemon and Orange are all colours

Suzanne Wilson

Lime, lemon and orange are all considered colours.

Rafi Manory

The question mentions a fruit and a color, but the explanation indicates that the color takes its name after the fruit...

Albeck1994

Marian Spitzig, 3 Lemon is a specific shade of yellow

Diane Loiselle

The question should be: Which citrus fruit shares its name with a mix of 2 primary colors?

David Colloby

There are 3 (THREE) correct answers --colour blind Creed Bra ton

Diane Edwards

Three are colours orange lemon and lime

Marian Spitzig

As usual, 2 correct answers. Lime is a specific shade of green

JayJay

Silly question as there were three correct answers - lime, lemon and orange are all colours AND fruits.

Tejal Shah

The Hindi word "narangi" (नारंगी), meaning orange (both the fruit and the color), ultimately originates from a Dravidian root word. This root, though difficult to pinpoint exactly, likely stems from Dravidian languages like Tamil, Malayalam, or Telugu. The word then traveled through Sanskrit (नारङ्ग, nāraṅga, "orange tree"), Persian (नारंग, nārang), and Arabic (نارنج, nāranj) before entering various European languages, including French, Spanish, and eventually English, where it became "orange".