How do you say "blonde" in Spanish?

Question

Blonde in Spanish

rubio - dandruchuk, Oct 15, 2010

Answer 1

That would be "Rubio"

Answer 2

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Answer 3

That would be rubia for a girl and rubio for a boy.

Answer 4

In Mexico it's güero/a. Also a light skinned person is called that.

Another new word. Thanks, Bob - sanlee, Oct 14, 2010

Answer 5

It may be useful to note that in some Spanish speaking countries, darker skin/hair is so common that they don't differentiate between a person with blonde hair, which to English speakers means someone with yellow/white hair, and a person with brown hair, which to English speakers would not be considered blonde, when using the word "rubio".

Answer 6

That's new to me also, it sounds like maybe a regional indiginous word that's not spanish. - Bob-Dressler

Yes and no. If it's used in a Spanish-speaking country, and it's in the RAE, it's Spanish, isn't it?

catire, ra. (De or. cumanagoto). 1. adj. Am. Dicho de una persona: Rubia, en especial con el pelo rojizo y ojos verdosos o amarillentos, por lo común hija de blanco y mulata, o viceversa.

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curioso, no lo hubiera entendido yo tampoco;) - 00494d19, Oct 15, 2010

Answer 7

Catire/a

Thanks for the new word, Gekkosan! - sanlee, Oct 14, 2010

That's new to me also, it sounds like maybe a regional indiginous word that's not spanish. - Bob-Dressler2, Oct 14, 2010

Answer 8

rubio for males and rubia for females.

Answer 9

Rubia

Answer 10

rubio, guero

Answer 11

Hola:

Otra opción, pero solamente en Colombia, es mono y mona. Pilas porque también quiere decir "monkey".