rosa

Posted on March 16, 2015February 23, 2017 by Ángel Serrano

[ˈrosa]

1. feminine noun Rose (flower).

2. adjective Pink.

Etymology: From Latin rosa.

maggenta

Posted on March 16, 2015February 23, 2017 by Ángel Serrano

[maˈd͡ʒenta]

1. adjective Magenta.

Etymology: From Italian magenta.

merain

Posted on March 16, 2015February 23, 2017 by Ángel Serrano

[meˈɾai̯n]

1. adjective Navy blue.

2. adjective Marine (related to the sea).

3. masculine noun Sailor.

Etymology: From mer plus the derivative suffix -ain.

ìndic

Posted on March 15, 2015February 23, 2017 by Ángel Serrano

[ˈindik]

1. adjective Indigo.

Etymology: From Latin indicus.

i

Posted on March 15, 2015February 23, 2017 by Ángel Serrano

[i]

1. feminine noun The letter i.

cjã

Posted on March 15, 2015February 23, 2017 by Ángel Serrano

[kja]

1. adjective Cyan.

Etymology: From English cyan.

smaraida

Posted on March 15, 2015February 23, 2017 by Ángel Serrano

[ʃmaˈɾai̯da]

1. feminine noun Emerald (precious stone).

2. adjective Emerald green.

Etymology: From Latin smaragdus.

s

Posted on March 15, 2015February 23, 2017 by Ángel Serrano

[se]

1. feminine noun The letter s.

-s

1. derivative suffix Added to a singular noun, adjective or pronoun, it changes the number to plural.

Spelling: When the singular word ends in a specic letter, such as -c, -f, -gg, -ix, -ll, -nn, -s, -z, the plural is made by adding -es instead of -s.

Etymology: From Latin -os, -as (accusative plural markers).

griz

Posted on March 15, 2015February 23, 2017 by Ángel Serrano

[gɾiz]

1. adjective Grey.

Etymology: From Germanic grao via Mediaeval Latin griseus.

False friends: grease (English) = grasa.

granat

Posted on March 15, 2015February 23, 2017 by Ángel Serrano

[gɾaˈnat]

1. adjective Maroon.

Etymology: From Latin granum via Occitan granat.