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RE: Are oranges called oranges because they are the colour orange?
Back in old the the first oranges came from Portugal to Turkey and the Turkish word for orange is "Portakal" which is derived from the country name. I did not know the Arabic and Persian words: nāranj and nārang. In Turkish the word "narenciye" is used for the general name of the fruits like orange, mandarin, grapefruit, and lemon.