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In Irish there is no word for the colour orange, even though there is orange on the flag. The technical term is flan bhui or “flag yellow”. Oraiste is the word
by rusk 6y ago
In Irish there is no word for the colour orange, even though there is orange on the flag. The technical term is flan bhui or “flag yellow”. Oraiste is the word for the fruit which is sometimes used to describe the colour.
- Anthony-G 6y agoInteresting. I always assumed that “oráiste” was the word for the colour as well as the fruit. Out of curiosity, I looked up the translation for the Orange Order which gives two translations: “an tOrd Oráisteach” and “na Fir Bhuí” (the yellow men): https://www.focloir.ie/en/dictionary/ei/Orange+Order https://www.focloir.ie/en/dictionary/ei/Orange+Order
- rusk 6y agoYeah I’ve a feeling that might be something to do with it ...