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"Trigueño" is an adjective which is often translated as "flaxen", and "moreno" is an adjective which is often translated as "dark-skinned". Learn more about the difference between "trigueño" and "moreno" below.
trigueño(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (hair)
a. flaxen
Mis hijos tienen el pelo trigueño aunque su papá y yo tenemos el pelo oscuro.My kids have flaxen hair even though their father and I have dark hair.
b. dark blond
Me encanta que mi cabello se vuelva trigueño con el sol de verano.I love when my hair turns dark blond because of the summer sun.
c. dark blonde (feminine)
La peluquera me dijo que el tinte es más intenso en las personas trigueñas que en las morenas.The hairdresser told me that the dye is more intense in dark blonde people than in brunettes.
2. (skin)
a. olive-skinned
En Alemania la gente cree que soy extranjero porque soy trigueño.In Germany people think I am a foreigner because I am olive-skinned.
b. olive
La piel trigueña de Pedro me parece muy exótica porque aquí todo el mundo es blanco.Pedro's olive skin looks very exotic to me because everyone here is white.
3. (mixed-race) (Dominican Republic) (Honduras) (Puerto Rico) (Venezuela)
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Honduras
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in Venezuela
a. dark-skinned
Mario es trigueño porque su madre es afroamericana.Mario is dark-skinned because his mother is Afro-American.
moreno(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (skin)
b. dark
Este color de pintalabios es ideal para mujeres con piel morena.This lipstick color is perfect for women with dark skin.
2. (hair)
a. dark-haired
Mi hija es morena y mi hijo es rubio.My daughter is dark-haired and my son is blonde.
b. dark
Me gustan los chicos con pelo moreno y ojos azules.I like boys with dark hair and blue eyes.
3. (culinary)
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Cómo haces para ponerte tan moreno?How do you get so brown?
Me puse morena después de un par de días en la playa.I got a tan after two days at the beach.
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).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. tan
¿Qué puedo hacer para mantener el moreno por más tiempo?What can I do to make my tan last longer?
