Agent Orange

See also: agent orange

English

Etymology

From the orange-striped barrels in which it was shipped.

Proper noun

Agent Orange

1. A potent herbicide and defoliant used by US forces in the Vietnam War.

Translations

herbicide

• Catalan: agent taronja m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 橙劑／橙剂 (zh) (chéngjì), 橘劑／橘剂 (jújì)

• French: agent orange (fr) m
• Italian: Agente Arancio f
• Mongolian: Агент Оранж (Agent Oranž)
• Portuguese: agente laranja (pt) m
• Russian: аге́нт о́ранж m (agént óranž), э́йджент о́рандж m (éjdžent órandž)
• Spanish: Agente Naranja m
• Vietnamese: chất độc da cam