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amarillo

yellow

adjective ah-mah-REE-yoh Less Common

Usage Note

Amarillo follows standard -o/-a agreement: un taxi amarillo, una flor amarilla. In journalism, prensa amarilla ('yellow press') refers to sensationalist tabloid media, echoing the English term 'yellow journalism'. The diminutive amarillento means 'yellowish'.

Examples

"El semáforo está en amarillo."

Natural Translation

The traffic light is on yellow.

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