wild orange
noun
QUIZZES
DISCOVER THE INFLUENCE OF PORTUGUESE ON ENGLISH VIA THIS QUIZ!
We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
Question 1 of 11
Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Origin of wild orange
First recorded in 1795–1805
Words nearby wild orange
wild monkshood, wild mustard, wild oat, wild oats, wild olive, wild orange, wild pansy, wild parsley, wild parsnip, wild passionflower, wild pitch
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Example sentences from the Web for wild orange
Mrs. —— offered us a fine sparkling wine made of the juice of the wild-orange.
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