azul

Etymology

From Arabic لَازُوَرْد‎ (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد‎ (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”).

Adjective

azul m sg (feminine singular azula, neuter singular azulo, masculine and neuter plural azulos, feminine plural azules)

1. blue

Etymology

From Arabic لَازُوَرْد‎ (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد‎ (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”).

Adjective

azul

1. blue

Etymology

From Arabic لَازُوَرْد‎ (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد‎ (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”).

Adjective

azul m, f (plural azuis)

1. blue (colour)

See also

Etymology

From Old Portuguese azur (“blue”), from Arabic لَازُوَرْد‎ (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد‎ (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”). Doublet of azur, from French.

Compare with Galician azul (“blue”), Spanish azul (“blue”), French azur (“azure”), Italian azzurro (“blue”) and English azure.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈzuɫ/
• (Fluminense, brasiliense, florianopolitano, capixaba) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈzuw/
• (Brazilian standard, most dialects) IPA^(key): /a.ˈzuw/
• (Brazil-Uruguay frontier Riverense Portuñol and gaúcho da pampa) IPA^(key): /a.ˈzul/
• Hyphenation: a‧zul

Adjective

azul m, f (plural azuis, comparable)

1. blue

Noun

azul m (plural azuis)

1. blue

Alternative forms

• açul (archaic)

Etymology

From Old Spanish azur, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد‎ (lāzuward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد‎ (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”). Doublet of azur, from French.

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /aˈθul/
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /aˈsul/

Adjective

azul (plural azules)

1. blue

Noun

azul m (plural azules)

1. blue

Synonyms

• blao (obsolete)

Further reading

• “azul” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.