apelsīns

Apparently borrowed from Low German Appelsina, from Dutch appelsien (now usually sinaasappel), from China and appel, i.e. originally “China apple” (oranges were originally brought to Europe from China).

apelsīns m (1st declension)

1. orange (subtropical fruit tree of genus Citrus, esp. Citrus sinensis, with round, succulent, aromatic fruits)

   apelsīnu sugas, ziedi ― orange species, flowers

   kultivēt apelsīnus ― to cultivate oranges (= orange trees)

   no Ķīnas citronu, apelsīnu un citu radniecīgu augļu koku kultivēšana pārgāja uz Indiju ― the cultivation of lemons, oranges and other related fruit trees went from China to India

2. orange (the fruit of that tree)

   apelsīnu sula ― orange juice

   nomizot, sadalīt apelsīnu ― to peel, to split an orange

   “tas jau apelsīns...” viņš teica lēnām... bālie pirkstiņi lobīja suloto, viņa dzīvē visai reto augli ― “so this is an orange...” he said slowly... his pale fingers were splitting the succulent fruit, so rare in his life

• apelsīnu sula