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

The draw: the opportunity to taste the chef Ludo Lefebvre’s classic French fare — garlicky escargot, curry-tinged mussels frites, duck breast à l’orange — at his first venture outside of Los Angeles.

From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2022

So unless I plan a trip to Louisiana or take my chances with mail-order meat, I probably won’t get to try that nutria à l’orange anytime soon.

From The Verge ● Feb. 27, 2018

As a boy in Hidden Hills, in the San Fernando Valley, Fogelson seemed immune to this kind of self-doubt: omnicompetent at playing soccer, hitting a golf ball, cooking duck à l’orange.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 11, 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