zoranj

== Haitian Creole == === Etymology === From French oranges (“oranges”). In French, the plural form oranges is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, oranges was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /zoɣãʒ/ === Noun === zoranj orange (fruit) ==== Related terms ==== oranj === References === Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 208 == Louisiana Creole == === Etymology === Derived from a French plural determiner—such as aux, des, les, or mes—and French oranges (“oranges”). In French, these determiners' final ⟨s⟩ or ⟨x⟩ is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, the /z/ was re-analyzed in Louisiana Creole as part of the noun and probably from there the adjective. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /zoˈɾɑ̃ʒ/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃ʒ === Adjective === zoranj orange (of an orange color) ==== Alternative forms ==== oranj === Noun === zoranj (an) orange (fruit) ==== Alternative forms ==== joranj, jòranj, zoronj ==== Related terms ==== === See also ===