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Valencia orange

Valencia orange

2.1
A sweet orange that is very juicy and often grown for juice
  • noun
  • /vəˈlɛnsɪə ˈɔrɪndʒ/
translation icon : naranja valencia
  • Valencia oranges are commonly enjoyed as a healthy snack or added to salads for a burst of sweetness.

Examples

  • They tested a total of about 6,500 Marsh White and Marsh Red grapefruit, plus navel and Valencia oranges, with funds from the California citrus industry.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The Valencia orange is known for its sweet, juicy flavor and is often used to make fresh juice.

  • In Florida, many farmers grow Valencia oranges because they thrive in the warm climate and produce a delicious harvest.

Synonyms

orange
vsValencia orange
126 1.0

A round fruit with sweet juicy flesh and a bright skin you peel

is a particular sweet variety rather than the general fruit category
citrus fruit
vsValencia orange
3 1.3

A juicy fruit with thick skin like an orange or lemon

is a single named variety rather than the broad fruit group
sweet orange
vsValencia orange
1.0

A round fruit with sweet juice and orange skin

is a specific cultivated variety from Spain grown especially in Florida and California
Citrus sinensis
vsValencia orange
  • Specialized
3.4

A tree that makes sweet oranges eaten fresh or made into juice

is one cultivated variety of that species rather than the whole species

Surface Forms

Valencia orange singular
Valencia oranges plural

Morphology

Valencia + orange

The phrase denotes a type of orange associated with the place name Valencia, so a learner who knows 'Valencia' (a place) and 'orange' (the fruit) can infer it refers to a variety of orange. This toponym + noun composition is a transparent, cross-linguistic naming pattern for food varieties and is readily understandable to B1 learners who know the constituents.

Etymology

Valencia orange was named after the Spanish region Valencia, where farmers first grew this very sweet orange. That's why the name now refers to a particular kind of 'sweet', juicy orange often used for 'juice'.