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Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Wednesday February 20, 2008
amarillo, adjective:
yellow
Amarillo is very different from English yellow because it comes from Latin. It’s the basic colour word, as in:
hojas amarillas
yellow leaves
It’s also used to create some compound nouns.
la prensa amarilla
the gutter press
la fiebre amarilla
yellow fever
...and the card which all soccer players fear:
la tarjeta amarilla
the yellow card
Remember that like other colour words amarillo comes after the noun.
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