My friend who doesn't speak a lick of Spanish just got back from Argentina, and he says the word for ice is the word for yellow "amarillo"? Any truth to this?

Question

My friend who just got back from Argentina says that the word for "ice" (which would be 'hielo') is their word for yellow (which would be 'amarillo') any truth to this?

• By the way he got salt and pepper shakers and no ice! - Sandra-Egan Jan 17, 2011

Answer 1

If ice is yellow, don't eat it!

• lol, voting - Kiwi_Girl Jan 17, 2011
• :-) - afowen Jan 17, 2011

Answer 2

Dang I just got it hielo sounds like yellow and that's what his friend told him to say. Nevermind. At the time he was telling me this today I thought the word would be helado because I don't know that much Spanish yet!

• That is hilarious. - TheSilentHer Jan 17, 2011
• Awesome!!! - webdunce Jan 17, 2011

Answer 3

Giallo == Yellow in Italian , the Argentine is influenced by large population of

Italians ,therefore it is conceivable that their word is ,Jialo.

Answer 4

Hahaha!

Answer 5

facepalm He was probably just mishearing the words...

Answer 6

I don't think so.