amarillo

See also: Amarillo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish amariello, from Late Latin amarellus, from Latin amarus (“bitter, sour”), probably connected to the yellowish colour of bile.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /amaˈɾiʝo/ [a.maˈɾi.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /amaˈɾiʎo/ [a.maˈɾi.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /amaˈɾiʃo/ [a.maˈɾi.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /amaˈɾiʒo/ [a.maˈɾi.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Audio (Spain):(file)
 

  • 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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