amarillo
See also: Amarillo
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Spanish amariello, from Late Latin amarellus, from Latin amarus (“bitter, sour”), probably connected to the yellowish colour of bile.
PronunciationEdit
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- Syllabification: a‧ma‧ri‧llo
AdjectiveEdit
amarillo (feminine amarilla, masculine plural amarillos, feminine plural amarillas)
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
amarillo m (plural amarillos)
- yellow
- (colloquial) whitey (a state or bout of sickness, especially induced by cannabis use)
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
See alsoEdit
blanco | gris | negro |
rojo; carmín, carmesí | naranja, anaranjado; marrón | amarillo; crema |
lima | verde | menta |
cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo | celeste, cerúleo | azul |
violeta; añil, índigo | magenta; morado, púrpura | rosa |
Further readingEdit
- “amarillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014