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"Púrpura" is a form of "púrpura", an adjective which is often translated as "purple". "Malva" is a noun which is often translated as "mauve". Learn more about the difference between "malva" and "púrpura" below.
el malva(
mahl
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bah
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
púrpura, la púrpura(
poor
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poo
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rah
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
3. (medicine)
a. purpura
El paciente tiene el pie derecho tiene manchas de púrpura.The patient's right leg is covered in purpura spots.
4. (dye)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
5. (animal)
b. rock snail (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El biólogo tenía un fósil de una concha de púrpura sobre su escritorio.The biologist had a fossil shell of a rock snail on his desk.
