amarilyo

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amarillo, from Latin amarellus, from amarus (bitter, sour).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧ma‧ril‧yo
  • IPA(key): /ʔamaˈɾiljo/, [ʔʌ.mʌˈɾ̪il̪.jɔ]

Noun

amarilyo

  1. Amaryllis (genus)
  2. (dated) yellow (color)

Adjective

amarilyo

  1. yellow (color)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish amarillo, from Old Spanish amariello, from Late Latin amarellus, from Latin amarus (bitter, sour).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧ma‧ril‧yo
  • IPA(key): /ʔamaˈɾiljo/, [ʔɐ.mɐˈɾil.jo]

Noun

amarilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ) (botany)

  1. Mexican marigold; Tagetes erecta (plant and flower)

Adjective

amarilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ) (color)

  1. yellow-colored
    Synonyms: dilaw, marilaw
    • 1983, Federico Licsi Espino, Bonifacio at Plaridel: apat na dula, page 8:
      Papasok sa entablado si Jose Rizal at magiging kulay-amarilyo ang liwanag.
      Jose Rizal will enter the stage and the light will become yellow-colored.

Further reading

  • amarilyo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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