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The word orange comes from the Sanskrit word nāraṅga, which then entered Persian as nārang, Arabic as nāranj, Spanish as naranja, Old Occitan as auranja, and from there the word reached English and first appeared in 1532.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Old Occitan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Old%20Occitan. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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