amarelo

Alternative forms

• marelo

Etymology

From Old Portuguese amarelo (“yellow”), from Late Latin amarellus, diminutive of Latin amarus (“bitter, sour”).

Adjective

amarelo m (feminine singular amarela, masculine plural amarelos, feminine plural amarelas)

1. yellow (colour)

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Etymology

From Late Latin amarellus, diminutive of Latin amarus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amaˈɾɛlo/

Adjective

amarelo m (plural amarelos, feminine amarela, feminine plural amarelas)

1. yellow
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 367 (facsimile):

     […] os coiros delas ſe fendiã / e agua amarela en saya.

     […] their skin split / and yellow fluid came out.

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Etymology

From Old Portuguese amarelo (“yellow”), from Late Latin amarellus, diminutive of Latin amarus (“bitter, sour”).

Cognate with Galician amarelo, Mirandese amarielho, Asturian and Leonese amariellu, Spanish amarillo and Aragonese amariello.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐ.ˈɾɛ.lu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ma.ˈɾɛ.lu/
• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧re‧lo

Adjective

amarelo m (feminine singular amarela, masculine plural amarelos, feminine plural amarelas, comparable)

1. yellow in colour

   Synonym: amarelado (but often suggesting partial yellowness)

2. (dated, of a person) Oriental (of East Asian descent)

   Synonyms: oriental, asiático (more generic, but usually refers to East Asians rather than other peoples of Asia), mongoloide (obsolete, now offensive)

3. (of a smile) wry; forced; unnatural

Noun

amarelo m (plural amarelos)

1. yellow (the colour)
2. (dated) Oriental (a person of East Asian descent)

   Synonyms: oriental, asiático (more generic, but usually refers to East Asians rather than other peoples of Asia), mongoloide (obsolete, now offensive)

3. (historical, syndicalism) a member of syndicalist movements that sought government assistance
4. (rare) egg yolk (the yellow part of the egg)

   Synonym: gema

5. (heraldry) or

Verb

amarelo

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of amarelar

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