0
When the United States started importing Oranges to Puerto Rico, the wooden boxes that they came with were made in China. The fact that many Puerto Ricans didn't understand english and the word was in the same color as the fruit made them believe that oranges were also called "chinas".
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
ivanaki 33
ivanaki 33
That comes from the German. The fruit is called "Apfelsine," (apfəlˈziːnə) literally means "Chinese Apple" . Since the last syllables "sine" (ziːnə) sounds similar to the literal meaning "China" (using Spanish pronunciation) the inhabitants and Nordic pirates immigrants kept repeating this till this day.
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoPuerto Ricans call oranges "china" in Spanish. Some other languages refer to oranges as "apples of China."
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Why is orange juice called jugo de china in spanish?
In some countries, like Puerto Rico, oranges are called "chinas". But "jugo de naranja"is the most popular phrase in Latin America for orange juice.
Why is orange juice called orange juice when its in fact yellow?
Because it's the juice from an orange which is in fact orange.
What is the sugar in orange juice called?
Fructose
What does OJ mean?
Orange Juice orange juice
What has more sugar orange juice or apple juice?
orange have more juice because is bigger than the lemon
What do you call champenge and cranberry juice?
Bucks Fizz, orange juice and sparkling wine.
What colour is orange juice?
It is a browny-pinky-purple. If you were to go for the type in which you had to dilute it would be a very bright green colour. and freshly squeezed orange juice is multicoloured, with hints of all the colours of the rainbow.
How do you make the alcoholic drink called a Sloe Screw?
This is just simply sloe gin and orange juice. The "screw" probably relates to the orange juice in a similar drink, the screwdriver, that's made with vodka and orange juice.
What is beer and orange juice called?
shandy
What is the difference between concentrated orange juice and orange juice?
the orange juice is a liquid but the orange does not.
What is the difference between orange juice orange drink orange beverage orange punch and orange cocktail?
Orange juice is the juice of an orange. Orange drink and orange beverage are drinks that are orange flavored, but generally contain little to no actual juice. Orange cocktail is an orange juice based drink mixed with other juices or flavors.
Is there caffeine in mcDonalds orange juice?
No, there is no caffeine in McDonald's Orange Juice.
