colorir

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Portuguese

Etymology

From color, or borrowed from Italian colorire. Cf. also colorar and corar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: co‧lo‧rir

Verb

colorir (no first-person singular present, no present subjunctive, third-person singular present colore, first-person singular preterite colori, past participle colorido)

  1. to color, colour
    Synonyms: colorar, colorear, corar, matizar
  2. (by extension) to paint

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References

  1. ^ colorir” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Spanish

Etymology

Related to or derived from color. Compare Portuguese colorir, Italian colorire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koloˈɾiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: co‧lo‧rir

Verb

colorir (no stressed present indicative or subjunctive, first-person singular preterite colorí, past participle colorido)

  1. (rare) to colour
    Synonym: colorear

Usage notes

  • Used only with forms where the ending begins with -i.

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