amarelo

Galician

Alternative forms

• marelo

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amarelo (“yellow”), from Early Medieval Latin amārellus (“yellowish, pale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amaˈɾɛlo/ [ɐ.mɐˈɾɛ.lʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛlo
• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧re‧lo

Adjective

amarelo (feminine amarela, masculine plural amarelos, feminine plural amarelas)

1. yellow (colour)
2. dark blonde; golden

Derived terms

• Amarela

Noun

amarelo m (plural amarelos)

1. yellow

See also

Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text)

branco	gris	negro, preto
vermello; carmín	laranxa; castaño, marrón	amarelo; crema
verde lima	verde	menta; verde escuro
ciano; azul verdoso	cerúleo	azul
violeta; anil	maxenta; púrpura	rosa

References

• “amarelo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “amarelo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “amarelo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “amarelo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “amarelo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin amārellus (“yellowish, pale”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amaˈɾɛlo/

Adjective

amarelo m (plural amarelos, feminine amarela, feminine plural amarelas)

1. yellow
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 367 (facsimile):

     […] os coiros delas ſe fendiã / e agua amarela en saya.

     […] their skin split / and yellow fluid came out.

   • 1326, M. Lucas Alvarez & M. J. Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537). Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 64:

     Et vendemusuos o dito casal et herdade con pobrança de çinquo armentios, conuen a saber: huun boy ruuyo et outro boy amarello ruuyo, et huna vaca laura roxa et outra ruuya ruuyalua roxa, et outra sua filia de tal collor

     We sell you the aforementioned farm and property populated by five heads of cattle, which are: a reddish ox and another yellow reddish ox, and a dark red cow and another one reddish red, and her daughter of the same color

Descendants

• Fala: amarelu
• Galician: amarelo, marelo
• Portuguese: amarelo

See also

Colors in Old Galician-Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text)

branco, blanco, alvo	gris	negro, preto
vermelho	castanho	amarelo
	verde
		azur
	cardẽo	rosa

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “amarelo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “amarelo”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

amarelos

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.maˈɾɛ.lu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐˈɾɛ.lu/

• Rhymes: -ɛlu
• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧re‧lo

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃mósder.

Latin amārus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -lus

Latin -ellus

Early Medieval Latin amārellus

Old Galician-Portuguese amarelo

Portuguese amarelo

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese amarelo (“yellow”), from Early Medieval Latin amārellus (“yellowish, pale”). Compare Galician amarelo, Fala amarelu, Mirandese amarielho, Spanish amarillo.

Alternative forms

• amarello (obsolete)
• marelo

Adjective

amarelo (feminine amarela, masculine plural amarelos, feminine plural amarelas, comparable, comparative mais amarelo, superlative o mais amarelo or amarelíssimo, diminutive amarelinho)

1. yellow in colour

   Synonym: amarelado (but often suggesting partial yellowness)

2. (proscribed, of a person) Oriental (of East Asian descent)

   Synonyms: oriental, (more generic, but usually refers to East Asians rather than other peoples of Asia) asiático, (obsolete, now offensive) mongoloide

3. (of a smile) wry; forced; unnatural
   • 2022, “a cor púrpura [the color purple]”, in O Dono do Lugar [The Owner of the Place], performed by Djonga, Mineiro (dialect):

     Uma pessoa me tocou sem eu querer / E ainda me convenceu que eu gostava / Molhou com seu suor minha pele infantil / E secou minhas lágrimas sempre que eu chorava / É, numa tarde chuvosa tudo começou / Um sorriso amarelo sempre que acabava

     Someone touched me without my consent / And even convinced me that I liked it / They wet my infantile skin with their sweat / And dried my tears whenever I cried / Eh, on a rainy afternoon everything began / A wry smile whenever it ended

Noun

amarelo m (plural amarelos)

1. yellow (the colour)
2. (dated) Oriental (a person of East Asian descent)

   Synonyms: oriental, (more generic, but usually refers to East Asians rather than other peoples of Asia) asiático, (obsolete, now offensive) mongoloide

3. (historical, syndicalism) a member of syndicalist movements that sought government assistance
4. (rare) egg yolk (the yellow part of the egg)

   Synonym: gema

5. (heraldry) or
6. (Brazil, soccer) ellipsis of cartão amarelo (“yellow card”)

Derived terms

• amarelado
• amarelão
• amarelar
• amarelecer
• amarelinha
• amarelo de antimónio
• amarelo de Nápoles
• amarelo-banana
• amarelo-canário
• amarelo-limão
• amarelo-mostarda
• cartão amarelo
• ipê-amarelo
• Julho Amarelo
• Mar Amarelo
• Setembro Amarelo
• sorriso amarelo
• verde e amarelo

Related terms

• amargo
• amaro

Etymology 2

Verb

amarelo

1. first-person singular present indicative of amarelar

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde	verde-água; verde-menta
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul-bebê / azul-bebé, azul-celeste	azul, índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

Further reading

• “amarelo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “amarelo”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–present
• “amarelo”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “amarelo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “amarelo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026