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"Colorado" is an adjective which is often translated as "red", and "rojo" is an adjective which is also often translated as "red". Learn more about the difference between "colorado" and "rojo" below.
colorado(
koh
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loh
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rah
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doh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (color)
a. red
Estas montañas coloradas inspiraron el nombre del estado de Colorado.These red mountains inspired the name of the state of Colorado.
2. (blushing)
a. red
Se puso colorada cuando el profesor le preguntó si sabía la respuesta.She turned red when the teacher asked her if she knew the answer.
3. (off-color) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
rojo, el rojo(
rroh
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hoh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (colloquial) (pejorative) (politics)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. red (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
No quiero ver esa propaganda roja.I don't want to see that red propaganda.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
4. (colloquial) (pejorative) (politics)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. red (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Durante la Guerra Fría, a los izquierdistas se les llamaba rojos.During the Cold War, the leftists were called reds.
