In addition to Dutch, the word in finnish is appelsiini, or Chinese apple. Large number of examples can be given for similar naming convention.Ī lot of languages call oranges something to do with China. Rose is the colour word derived from the flower of the rose plant. English word indigo from the plant ( Indigofera tinctoria). The Tamil word for yellow is mañcaḷ (மஞ்சள்) the same as the name of the plant Turmeric(Curcuma longa). It is not at all uncommon to name colours after plants and plant parts. The words nāram (நாரம்) and nārattai (நாரத்தை) are the original Tamil words. naranz, Italian regional (Milan) narans) < Arabic nāranj < Persian nārang < Sanskrit nāraṅga< a Dravidian language: compare Tamil nāram, Tulu nāreṅgi. Oxford English Dictionary mentions the following: Simple, tasty, and guaranteed to warm you up on a cold evening, especially if you are in the orange COVID zone with an orange alert storm howling outside.The English word orange ultimately comes from Tamil. Using water makes the rum flavor more prominent, using tea mellows the taste of the rum. Next, fill the mug with boiling water or hot black tea and add 1 cinnamon stick. Add 1 slice of dried, sugar glazed orange and muddle it a bit to release the flavor. I was happy with the following very easy recipe: In a small mug (a 6 ounce coffee mug works perfectly) combine: 2 tablespoons of dark rum and 1 tablespoon of maple syrup. Those are the essential ingredients but there are many extra “add-ins” - cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise, ginger, even chile. To the above ingredients some boiling water or black tea is added - that’s what puts the hot in hot toddy.

To my mind, using Italian preserved blood orange slices makes this it an Italian hot toddy, even if I could not find a translation for the word toddy in any of my Italian dictionaries. I’ve tried it both ways and found that I like the orange slices even better than a fresh lemon slice. Lemon is the next typical ingredient but here is where I substituted those beautiful rounds of preserved orange. Most often that is honey but some recipes use white or brown sugar, simple syrup, or (my personal favorite) maple syrup. The common theme seems to be a dark colored liquor as opposed to clear ones like vodka or gin. A true toddy starts with alcohol - bourbon, Irish whisky, rum or brandy.

The search was on for a recipe and there were endless varieties.

Different words for orange colour