amarillo

amarillo

See also: Amarillo

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish amarillo (“yellow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /amaˈɾiʎo/, [a.maˈɾi.ʎo]
  • Hyphenation: a‧ma‧ri‧llo

Noun

amarillo

  1. yellow (color)

Adjective

amarillo

  1. yellow (color)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish amariello, from Late Latin amarellus, from Latin amarus (“bitter, sour”), probably connected to the yellowish colour of bile; or from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭𐭡𐭫 (ʾnbl /⁠ambar⁠/, “ambergris”).

Pronunciation

 

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  • Syllabification: a‧ma‧ri‧llo

Adjective

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

  1. yellow or golden (colour)
  2. (heraldry) or (colour on a coat of arms)
    Synonym: oro

Derived terms

Noun

amarillo m (plural amarillos)

  1. yellow
  2. (colloquial) whitey (British: sickness, especially when induced by cannabis use)

Verb

amarillo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of amarillar

Descendants

  • → Cebuano: amarilyo
  • English: Amarillo
  • → Tagalog: amarilyo

See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)
     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, rosado

Further reading

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