how do you say blond in spanish

Question

How do you say "Blond" in Spanish??

Hi and welcome to the forum! :) - Nicole-B, Aug 25, 2011

Answer 1

While driving in Santiago, R.D., recently, a man on a moped looked in our car at my daughter and expressed his desire to find a "rubia" of his own so he could obtain a green card. This was all said in Spanish of course, but the only thing I questioned to my Dominican friend driving was the fact that my daughter is clearly brunette.

He said that this term is used as a generality in the Dominican Republic for anyone who is lighter skinned/gringo, etc. I thought that was interesting, but I'm still not sure if this term is used in other countries or not. I know that is not exactly an answer to the question, but it made me think of the incident.

in Mexico rubia is rarely used, and if it is its only hair color....guera or gringo would be "white person" - toothpastechica, Aug 25, 2011

Answer 2

Güero, güera, güertita, güerito.

I thought bolillo was a way to refer to gringos, not hair color?

Answer 3

I've also heard pelo castellano I am assuming its coming from "spanish influenced" rather then "indigenous influence" as I have heard it used to discribe light colored hair (blonde or light brown)

But as people have said: Rubio/a is correct and "güera" was commonly used in Mexico

Answer 4

Rubio(a)

Güera is used as well but Rubio is proper.

A slang term, and not endearing at all, used in Mexico is Bolillo due to the color of this bread.

Answer 5

You would say either "rubio" or "rubia", depending whether you are talking about a boy or a girl.

Answer 6

Rubio for males and rubia for females, if you are saying "Someone is blond"

Es rubio. He's blond.

Mi madre es rubia. My mom is blond.

However, to say someone has blond hair, you say "tener el pelo rubio" NEVER "tener el pelo rubia" because "rubio" describes "el pelo" which is masculine.

tiene el pelo rubio. He has blond hair.

Tengo el pelo rubio. I have blond hair.