escarlata
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic يَسْكَارْلَات (yaskarlát), from Byzantine Greek σιγιλλᾶτος (sigillâtos), from Latin (textum) sigillātum (literally “sealed text”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editescarlata f (plural escarlatas)
- scarlet (color)
Adjective
editescarlata m or f (masculine and feminine plural escarlata or escarlatas)
- scarlet (color)
Usage notes
edit- Just like rosa, the adjective escarlata does not undergo inflection in gender. Thus, whether modifying a masculine or feminine noun, one should use escarlata and never *escarlato.
Further reading
edit- “escarlata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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