oren
Sounds roughly like: awe-ren?
IPA: /ˈɔrɛn/ ?
(also /ˈoːrɛn/)
CEFR band: A1
Welsh for Adults level: Mynediad/Entry
noun fem./masc. (pl.orenau)
orange
a. a type of citrus fruit with orange skin
Paid bwyta'r oren yna!
Don't eat that orange!
Mae tymor orenau Seville yn fyr.
The season for Seville oranges is short.
b. a colour similar to that of a ripe orange
Mae pawb yn gallu gwisgo oren.
Everyone can wear orange.
adjective
orange or auburn in colour
Mae dail oren ar y coed.
There are orange leaves on the trees.
Mae gwallt hir oren gyda hi.
She has long ginger hair.
More about oren (click a category to expand...)
It's not quite clear how the word oren developed, but it's probably a simplified form of oraents, a medieval borrowing of the English word orange. Medieval Welsh also used the term melyngoch (literally yellow-red) for a range of colours such as orange, auburn, copper, and sand.
Topics and themes?
Colours
brown (brown)
coch (red)
du (black)
glas (blue)
gwyn (white)
gwyrdd (green)
llwyd (grey)
melyn (yellow)
pinc (pink)
piws (purple)
porffor (purple)
Spelling check
Although you'll often see the plural of oren spelled with a double "n", the correct spelling is orenau.
Idioms and phrases?
croen oren
orange peel
sudd oren
orange juice; orange-flavoured soft drink
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