different spellings in flashcards

Question

Why are they two different spellings of the word pink in the beginners flashcards? It is very confusing. On one of them it says (Rosa) and the other (Rosado). Why not not keep the most important one and get rid of the other one.

Answer 1

I'm not an expert on this, so corrections are appreciated.

Rosado is not just Pink. It means Rosy, or similar to roses. It is also the Past-Participle of Rosarse.

It is important to build a large vocabulary, and that eventually means learning words that mean the same thing. Think about these words in English: Large, big, huge, gigantic, humongous, enormous... they all mean the same thing.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Rosa y Rosado means the same but we sometimes use "rosado" to mean something kind of pink: "Rosy"

Rosa also means "rose" (flower)

BUT ROSADO IS NOT A PAST-PARTICIPLE! The verb that you mean is "rozarse" (to grazy, to skim,to irritate, to chafe...) Past Participle: rozado.

Los zapatos me han rozado los talones.

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