amarillo

See also: Amarillo

Spanish

Inherited from Old Spanish amariello, from Late Latin amarellus, from Latin amarus (“bitter, sour”), probably connected to the yellowish colour of bile.

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /amaˈɾiʝo/ [a.maˈɾi.ʝo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /amaˈɾiʎo/ [a.maˈɾi.ʎo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /amaˈɾiʃo/ [a.maˈɾi.ʃo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /amaˈɾiʒo/ [a.maˈɾi.ʒo]

amarillo (feminine amarilla, masculine plural amarillos, feminine plural amarillas)

amarillo m (plural amarillos)

yellow
(colloquial) whitey (a state or bout of sickness, especially induced by cannabis use)