orangeado

noun

or·​ange·​a·​do

ˌȯrə̇nˈjä(ˌ)dō,

ˌär-,

-rēn-

plural -s

archaic

: candied orange peel

Word History

Etymology

probably modification (influenced by orange entry 1) of Spanish naranjado, naranjada, from naranja orange (from Arabic nāranj) + -ado -ate (from Latin -atus) or -ada, feminine of -ado

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