amarillento

Spanish

Etymology

From amarillo +‎ -ento.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /amaɾiˈʝento/ [a.ma.ɾiˈʝẽn̪.t̪o] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /amaɾiˈʎento/ [a.ma.ɾiˈʎẽn̪.t̪o] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /amaɾiˈʃento/ [a.ma.ɾiˈʃẽn̪.t̪o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /amaɾiˈʒento/ [a.ma.ɾiˈʒẽn̪.t̪o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: a‧ma‧ri‧llen‧to

Adjective

amarillento (feminine amarillenta, masculine plural amarillentos, feminine plural amarillentas)

  1. yellowish
    Synonym: amarillejo

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