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"Púrpura" is an adjective which is often translated as "purple", and "morado" is an adjective which is also often translated as "purple". Learn more about the difference between "púrpura" and "morado" below.
púrpura, la púrpura(
poor
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. purple
El payaso tenía una peluca púrpura.The clown was wearing a purple wig.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. purple
El púrpura es el color de la realeza.Purple is the color of royalty.
a. purpura
El paciente tiene el pie derecho tiene manchas de púrpura.The patient's right leg is covered in purpura spots.
a. Tyrian purple
La tela fue teñida con púrpura.The fabric was dyed with Tyrian purple.
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. murex
Las púrpuras viven entre rocas y corales.Murexes live among corals and rocks.
b. rock snail
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
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.
a. purple
¡Quítate esa capa! Solo el emperador puede vestir la púrpura.Take off that cape! Only the emperor may wear the purple.
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morado(
moh
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. purple
La familia de Laila vive en la casa morada al final de la calle.Laila's family lives in the purple house at the end of the street.
Colgamos serpentinas moradas y amarillas en las ventanas.We hung purple and yellow streamers in the window.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. purple
El color favorito de mi sobrina es morado.My niece's favorite color is purple.
a. bruise
Los morados sospechosos en las muñecas de la víctima indicaron juego sucio.The suspicious bruises on the wrists of the victim indicated foul play.
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