amarillo

See also: Amarillo

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish amariello, from Late Latin amarellus, from Latin amarus (“bitter, sour”), probably connected to the yellowish colour of bile.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /amaˈɾiʎo/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /amaˈɾiɟ͡ʝo/, [amaˈɾiʝo]

Adjective

amarillo (feminine singular amarilla, masculine plural amarillos, feminine plural amarillas)

1. yellow or golden coloured
2. (heraldry) or

Derived terms

• amarillar
• amarillear
• amarillecer
• amarillejo
• amarillento
• amarillez
• amarillor
• amarilloso
• amarillura
• fiebre amarilla
• noticias amarillas
• páginas amarillas
• prensa amarilla

 

Noun

amarillo m (plural amarillos)

1. yellow

Related terms

• amargo

See also

Descendants

• Cebuano: amarilyo
• English: Amarillo

Further reading

• “amarillo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.