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Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Saturday August 18, 2007
colorado, adjective:
red
The state of Colorado gets its name from this word. It was the Spanish who first called the area Colorado because of the red color of the soil, and the name was later chosen for the State by Congress in 1861. The letter C of the state flag is also red to represent the ruddy color of the earth there.
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