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The Portuguese word for yellow is
amarelo





yellow

Portuguese Definition


yellow
     1. Adjetivo. amarelo.
     2. Adjetivo. (Pejorativo) asiático.
     3. Adjetivo. (Gíria) covarde.
     4. Substantivo. amarelo.
     5. Verbo. amarelar.



Translations for yellow and their definitions

amarelo
     1. adj. yellow in colour
     2. adj. (dated, of a person) Oriental (of East Asian descent)
     3. adj. (of a smile) wry; forced; unnatural
     4. n-m. yellow (the colour)
     5. n-m. (dated) Oriental (a person of East Asian descent)
     6. n-m. (historical, syndicalism) a member of syndicalist movements that sought government assistance
     7. n-m. (rare) egg yolk (the yellow part of the egg)
     8. n-m. (tincture) or
     9. v. verb form of amarelar


amarelar
     1. v. yellow (to become yellow or more yellow)
     2. v. yellow (to cause to become yellow or more yellow)
     3. v. (slang) chicken out (shy away from a daring task)


covarde
     1. adj. Alternative form of cobarde
     2. adj. cowardly
     3. n. Alternative form of cobarde
     4. n. coward


amarelão
     1. adj. augmentative of amarelo
     2. adj. (slang) yellow; cowardly (lacking courage)
     3. n-m. augmentative of amarelo
     4. n-m. (slang) chicken; coward
     5. n-m. (Portugal) greenfinch
     6. n-m. (Brazil, colloquial) ancylostomiasis (hookworm infection)
     7. n-m. (Brazil, colloquial) jaundice


amarelona
     1. adj. feminine singular of amarelão


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