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orang

/ɔˈræŋ/

orang is the clipping of orangutan.

Meaning of orangutan

Noun

orangutan (plural orangutans)

  1. An arboreal ape, characterised by its shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, of the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra.

Forms of orang

pluralorangs

Phrases with orang

Questions about orang

What is orang the clipping of?
Orang is the clipping of orangutan.
How do you pronounce orang?
Orang is pronounced /ɔˈræŋ/.

Words near orang in the dictionary

  1. orancaya
  2. orancayas
  3. oranda
  4. orandas
  5. Orane
  6. orang
  7. Orang Asli
  8. orang China bukan China
  9. Orang Laut
  10. orang utan
  11. orang utans

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: orang (page history and authors); orangutan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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