à l'orange

American  

[ah law-rahnzh, a law-rahnzh] / ˌɑ lɔˈrɑnʒ, a lɔˈrɑ̃ʒ /

adjective

French Cooking.

1. prepared or served with slices of orange, orange peel, or an orange-flavored sauce.

   duck à l'orange.

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Etymology

Origin of à l'orange

< French: with orange

Example Sentences

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à l'orange

Duck à l’orange has a reputation as an archaic 1970s atrocity owing to American cooks bastardizing what should be a glistening garnish into a sickly-sweet goop.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2025

In Louisiana, where people are paid to trap nutria on their land, the state’s department of Wildlife and Fisheries website includes a link to recipes for nutria soups, salads, even nutria à l’orange.

From The Verge ● Feb. 27, 2018

The only role left for him, Ferdinand fears, is as Christmas canard à l’orange.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 22, 2016

That duck that was served succulently à l’orange in Grande reappeared the next day in Silk, dried out and shellacked in hoisin sauce.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2015

Less effective is a comparison of Wall Street’s hope for profits from subprime lenders to “Elmer Fudd envisioning a duck à l’orange dinner when stalking Daffy Duck.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2011