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In arabic the both the noun and adjectives for "orange" roughly transliterates to "bortuqal": برتقالي What's the word for "Portugal" in arabic? "bortughal" (t

In arabic the both the noun and adjectives for "orange" roughly transliterates to "bortuqal": برتقالي What's the word for "Portugal" in arabic? "bortughal" (that is also not a good transliteration) برتغال Arabic is my favorite.

jacquesm 8y ago
Portocaliu is orange in Romanian.
schoen 8y ago
Wiktionary confirms that the name of the fruit came from the name of the country: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84#Etymology https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A... (via Greek, via Venetian!)
JohnicBoom 8y ago
Oh, cool. It's the same in Greek: πορτοκάλι = Portokali = Orange Πορτογαλία = Portogalia = Portugal
cagataygurturk 8y ago
In Turkish, orange is called „Portakal“. Reason is, this fruit was introduced to Ottoman soil by Portuguese sailors. Probably Turkish people heard the name first from North African Arabs living in Ottoman Empire, and they started to use this word.
- jug 8y ago
  Kind of the same concept as in Swedish with ”apelsin” for orange (the fruit). apel + sin = Apple from China.
  - tk75x 8y ago
    I was reading comments to see if anybody mentioned the Russian words for orange color and fruit. "apelsin" is the word for the fruit and must have come over from Western Europe but the word for the color is "oranzhevuy" which is just "naranj" with the adjective suffix.
esfandia 8y ago
In Persian, "orange" as a fruit is also "portaghal". But the color is "narenji". And then there's another citrus fruit quite close to the orange called a "narenj", that you can't usually find in the West. Interestingly, nobody eats the "narenj" directly. They usually squeeze its juice on a fish dish. It gives it a very nice flavour.
- schoen 8y ago
  Wikipedia identifies that fruit as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_orange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_orange I don't know if I've ever had it or not! Edit: corresponding Farsi Wikipedia link: https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AC https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AC
  - fanf2 8y ago
    Bitter oranges make the best marmalade
- perl4ever 8y ago
  "Clementines"[1] are a fruit related to oranges that are commonly sold in grocery stores where I live, but the country they are sourced in varies. I've found the best ones seem to be from Portugal or Spain. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine

jacquesm 8y ago

Portocaliu is orange in Romanian.

schoen 8y ago

Wiktionary confirms that the name of the fruit came from the name of the country: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84#Etymology https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A... (via Greek, via Venetian!)

JohnicBoom 8y ago

Oh, cool. It's the same in Greek: πορτοκάλι = Portokali = Orange Πορτογαλία = Portogalia = Portugal

cagataygurturk 8y ago

In Turkish, orange is called „Portakal“. Reason is, this fruit was introduced to Ottoman soil by Portuguese sailors. Probably Turkish people heard the name first from North African Arabs living in Ottoman Empire, and they started to use this word.

jug 8y ago
Kind of the same concept as in Swedish with ”apelsin” for orange (the fruit). apel + sin = Apple from China.
- tk75x 8y ago
  I was reading comments to see if anybody mentioned the Russian words for orange color and fruit. "apelsin" is the word for the fruit and must have come over from Western Europe but the word for the color is "oranzhevuy" which is just "naranj" with the adjective suffix.

esfandia 8y ago

In Persian, "orange" as a fruit is also "portaghal". But the color is "narenji". And then there's another citrus fruit quite close to the orange called a "narenj", that you can't usually find in the West. Interestingly, nobody eats the "narenj" directly. They usually squeeze its juice on a fish dish. It gives it a very nice flavour.

schoen 8y ago
Wikipedia identifies that fruit as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_orange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_orange I don't know if I've ever had it or not! Edit: corresponding Farsi Wikipedia link: https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AC https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%AC
- fanf2 8y ago
  Bitter oranges make the best marmalade
perl4ever 8y ago
"Clementines"[1] are a fruit related to oranges that are commonly sold in grocery stores where I live, but the country they are sourced in varies. I've found the best ones seem to be from Portugal or Spain. [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clementine