EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
orange (color)...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/na-RANG-ha/
FIL: Kulay na kahalintulad ng sa hinog na kahel, isang kombinasyon ng pula at dilaw.
EN: orange (color)
The color of your Meralco bill envelope, the sunset over Manila Bay, and your favorite brand of cheese-flavored chips. It's a more traditional, slightly more formal way to say 'orange' compared to just borrowing the English word.
From Spanish 'naranja' (orange).
Less common in casual conversation than the loanword 'orange', but standard in formal writing and descriptions.
🇵🇭 Nagsuot siya ng blusang kulay narangha.
🇺🇸 She wore an orange-colored blouse.
🇵🇭 Pininturahan nila ang pader ng matingkad na narangha.
🇺🇸 They painted the wall a bright orange.
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