amarilyo

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Cebuano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧ma‧ril‧yo
  • IPA(key): /ʔamaˈɾiljo/

Noun

amarilyo

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

Adjective

amarilyo

  1. yellow (color/colour)

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

amarilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ) (botany)

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

Adjective

amarilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)

  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