laranja — meaning in English

English meaning

• figurehead noun A carved decorative figure mounted on the bow of an old sailing ship.
• orange noun A round citrus fruit with a sweet-tart taste and a thick, textured peel that turns yellow-orange when ripe; also the tree it grows on.
• proxy noun A person authorized to act or vote on behalf of someone else.

Senses

laranja is used for these senses in English:

• figurehead (by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has little to no actual power.
• orange Having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree; yellowred; reddish-yellow.
• orange (countable) An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
• orange (countable) Any round citrus fruit with a yellow-red colour when ripe and a sour-sweet taste; the fruit of the orange tree.
• proxy An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
• straw man (figurative) An innocuous person or someone of nominal or lesser importance, as a front man or straw boss.

figurehead — full definition

1. noun A carved decorative figure mounted on the bow of an old sailing ship.
2. noun Someone who holds a leadership title in name only, without real power or authority.

orange — full definition

1. noun A round citrus fruit with a sweet-tart taste and a thick, textured peel that turns yellow-orange when ripe; also the tree it grows on.
2. noun The reddish-yellow color of the ripe fruit, midway between red and yellow.
3. adjective Having the color orange.

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