but google says "Orange" is both a word and a fruit. The word "orange" refers to the citrus fruit and also to the color, with the fruit predating the color as the original meaning of the word in the English language.
Etymology of the word "orange"
Fruit first:
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The word "orange" first appeared in English around the late 14th century to refer to the fruit, which came to Europe from Asia via Sanskrit, Persian, and Old French.
Color later:
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The color "orange" was named after the fruit, with the first recorded use of "orange" as a color name in English appearing in the early 16th century. Before this, the color was described using phrases like "yellow-red" or "red-yellow".
"Orange" in English today
Noun: "Orange" can be a noun referring to the fruit or the color.
Adjective: It can also be an adjective to describe something as being the color of the fruit. but yes orange is a fruit you are right.
