Meaning
orange
- having the bright reddish-yellow colour of an orange
In a sentence
Ho comprato una maglietta arancione per l'estate.
I bought an orange T-shirt for the summer.
Il semaforo è diventato arancione all'improvviso.
The traffic light suddenly turned amber.
Ti piacciono queste scarpe arancioni?
Do you like these orange shoes?
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| arancione | masculine · singular |
| arancione | feminine · singular |
| arancioni | masculine · plural |
| arancioni | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Unlike colors like 'rosa' or 'blu', 'arancione' standardly inflects in the plural as 'arancioni'.
- Do not confuse with the fruit: the fruit is 'un'arancia' (feminine noun).