escarlata

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic يَسْكَارْلَات (yaskarlát), 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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014