triguero

wheat-colored; of wheat

adjective tree-GEH-roh Rare

Also means

wheat-growing (referring to land)

Usage Note

Triguero describes both a warm amber or golden-wheat skin tone (tez triguera) and land suited for growing wheat (tierra triguera). The feminine form is triguera. It is largely a literary or descriptive register word and rarely appears in everyday conversation.

Examples

"Tiene una tez triguera y ojos oscuros."

Natural Translation

She has a wheat-colored complexion and dark eyes.

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