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blood orange

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of orange (a variety of Citrus sinensis) notable for its dark, crimson red flesh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Derives its name from the crimson-colored flesh.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: արքայանարինջ (arkʻayanarinǰ) — type of orange
  • Catalan: sanguina — type of orange
  • Catalan: taronja de sang — type of orange
  • Chinese Mandarin: 血橙 (xuèchéng) — type of orange
  • Danish: blodappelsin — type of orange
  • Dutch: bloedsinaasappel — type of orange
  • Dutch: bloedappelsien — type of orange
  • Esperanto: sangoranĝo — type of orange
  • Finnish: veriappelsiini — type of orange
  • French: orange sanguine — type of orange
  • German: Blutorange — type of orange
  • German: Blutapfelsine — type of orange
  • Hungarian: vérnarancs — type of orange
  • Icelandic: blóðappelsína — type of orange
  • Irish: oráiste craorag — type of orange
  • Italian: arancia sanguinella — type of orange
  • Kyrgyz: кызыл апельсин (kızıl apelsin) — type of orange
  • Maltese: larinġa tad-demm — type of orange
  • Maltese: larinġa ħamra — type of orange
  • Portuguese: laranja-da-china — type of orange
  • Romanian: portocală roșie — type of orange
  • Russian: королёк (koroljók) — type of orange
  • Spanish: naranja sanguina — type of orange
  • Swedish: blodapelsin — type of orange
  • Turkish: kan portakalı — type of orange