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Where does “taronja” come from?

taronja (Catalan) comes from Arabic تُرُنْج, from Old Persian turung, from Sanskrit मातुलुङ्ग.

taronja (Catalan): orange

Definitions

  1. orange

Ancestry of “taronja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicتُرُنْجcitron
2Old Persianturung—
3Sanskritमातुलुङ्ग—

Words derived from “taronja”

  • taronger
  • tarongerar
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