escarlata

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic إشْكِرْلاطَ (ʔiškirlāṭa), from Arabic سِقِلّاط (siqillāṭ), from Byzantine Greek σιγιλλᾶτος (sigillâtos), from Latin textum sigillātum (literally “sealed text”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskaɾˈlata/ [es.kaɾˈla.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: es‧car‧la‧ta

Noun

escarlata f (plural escarlatas)

1. scarlet (color)

Adjective

escarlata m or f (masculine and feminine plural escarlata or escarlatas)

1. scarlet (color)

Usage notes

• 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

• “escarlata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10