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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
- Amaryllis (genus)
- (dated) yellow (color/colour)
Adjective
amarilyo
- 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)
- Mexican marigold; Tagetes erecta (plant and flower)
Adjective
amarilyo (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜋᜇᜒᜎ᜔ᜌᜓ)
- 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