colorado

colorado, -a
adjective
1. red (color)
  • ponerse colorado, -a -> to blush, to go red
masculine noun
2. red (color)

colorado [co-lo-rah’-do, dah]
adjective
1. Ruddy, florid, red.
2. Indelicate, smutty (historias, frases).
3. Colored, specious.
  • Ponerse colorado -> to blush with shame
  • Poner a alguno colorado -> to put one to the blush
past participle
4. Past participle of COLORAR.
noun
5. Bread, money. (m)
6. Scarlet fever. (Caribbean) (m)
7. Los Colorados, Uruguayan political party. (m)

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Q: What is the difference between rojo and colorado?
A: When I was young I remember always hearing **colorado** for **red**, but all the language books say **red** is **rojo**. So is color **red** in Spanish…
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