"Ella es pelirroja", or "Ella tiene el cabello rojo"?

Question

Which means "She has red hair"? and what exactly does "pelirroja" mean'"

Answer 1

Penirroja is Redhead, So it would be like say "She is a redhead" as opposed to "She has red hair"

Answer 2

In the Spanish version of Anne of Green Gables, they call her hair pelirrojo, and it couldn't get much redder.

LAtINaPunKROcKerAConFundidA said:

pelirroja more or less pertains to the strawberry blonde color rather than red, so like a natural red-head, not someone who dyed they're hair red. as cabello rojo does.

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Answer 3

I wouldn't say "tiene el cabello rojo", although it would be understood. "Pelirroja" is the common way to say it.

Answer 4

pelirroja more or less pertains to the strawberry blonde color rather than red, so like a natural red-head, not someone who dyed they're hair red. as cabello rojo does.

Answer 5

I have always heard the former, but I suppose the latter would also be acceptable.

Pelirrojo comes from pelo+rojo.