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
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /amaˈɾiʝo/ [a.maˈɾi.ʝo]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /amaˈɾiʎo/ [a.maˈɾi.ʎo]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /amaˈɾiʃo/ [a.maˈɾi.ʃo]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /amaˈɾiʒo/ [a.maˈɾi.ʒo]
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- (most of Spain and Latin America) Rhymes: -iʝo
- (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) Rhymes: -iʎo
- (Buenos Aires and environs) Rhymes: -iʃo
- (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Rhymes: -iʒo
- Syllabification: a‧ma‧ri‧llo
Adjective
amarillo (feminine amarilla, masculine plural amarillos, feminine plural amarillas)
- yellow or golden coloured
- (heraldry) or
- Synonym: oro
Derived terms
- amarillar
- amarillear
- amarillecer
- amarillejo
- amarillento
- amarillez
- amarillor
- amarilloso
- amarillura
- fiebre amarilla
- noticias amarillas
- páginas amarillas
- prensa amarilla
- tarjeta amarilla
Noun
amarillo m (plural amarillos)
- yellow
- (colloquial) whitey (a state or bout of sickness, especially induced by cannabis use)
Related terms
- amargo
Descendants
- → Cebuano: amarilyo
- English: Amarillo
- → Tagalog: amarilyo
See also
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 reading
- “amarillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014