Laranjão

See also: laranjão

Portuguese

Etymology

From laranja (“orange”) +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix), literally “big orange”, because of the skin coloring of Donald Trump.

Compare Orange Man.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /la.ɾɐ̃ˈʒɐ̃w̃/ [la.ɾɐ̃ˈʒɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.ɾɐ̃ˈʒɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: La‧ran‧jão

Proper noun

Laranjão m

  1. (US politics, humorous) Nickname for Donald Trump (born 1946), president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
    • 2019 March 6, @zehdeabreu, Twitter‎[1] (post), Twitter, Inc.:
      Solicito aos concidadãos que hoje abstenham-se de participar de discussões com defensores do escatológico e pornográfico presidente Laranjão.
      I ask my fellow citizens to refrain today from engaging in discussions with supporters of the scatological and pornographic President Laranjão.
    • 2025 April 12, Leonardo Attuch, O laranjão amarelou‎[2]:
      O laranjão, também conhecido como Donald Trump, não conseguiu sustentar sua guerra comercial nem mesmo por uma semana. Na linguagem popular, o laranjão instalado na Casa Branca amarelou.
      The laranjão, also known as Donald Trump, couldn't sustain his trade war for even a week. In popular terms, the laranjão in the White House chickened out.
    • 2025 August 30, @natschrogersx, X (formerly Twitter)‎[3] (post), X Corp.:
      gente vcs não podem sair soltando notícia q o laranjão morreu sem ter certeza, vai q eu abro um vinho por causa de fakenews, vamos ser conscientes
      guys u can't just go around posting that laranjão died without being sure, what if i open a bottle of wine over fake news, let's be responsible
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