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amarillo

/amaˈɾiʝo/

adjective/amaˈɾiʝo/

yellow or golden (colour); or (colour on a coat of arms)

Synonyms: oro

Inherited from Old Spanish amariello, from Late Latin amarellus, from Latin amarus (“bitter, sour”), probably connected to the yellowish colour of bile; or from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭𐭡𐭫 (ʾnbl /⁠ambar⁠/, “ambergris”).

noun, masculine/amaˈɾiʝo/plural: amarillos

yellow; whitey (British: sickness, especially when induced by cannabis use)

Inherited from Old Spanish amariello, from Late Latin amarellus, from Latin amarus (“bitter, sour”), probably connected to the yellowish colour of bile; or from Arabic عَنْبَر (ʕanbar, “ambergris”), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭭𐭡𐭫 (ʾnbl /⁠ambar⁠/, “ambergris”).