In Spanish, you might refer to your sweetheart as your media naranja, or “half orange,” the idea being that an orange sliced perfectly in half has two mirror images — in other words, the perfect match. The Spanish word media can mean either “half” or “sock,” and pairing it with naranja produces a great visual pun. This is part of a complete episode.
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