colorar

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See also: cołorar

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin colōrāre. Doublet of corar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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colorar (first-person singular present coloro, first-person singular preterite colorei, past participle colorado)

  1. to color/colour
    Synonym: colorir

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Probably derived from the noun color,[1] or possibly from Latin colorāre, but in this form probably taken as a semi-learned term. Cf. the inherited corlar (apply a varnish to something to make it appear golden).[2] Compare also Portuguese corar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koloˈɾaɾ/ [ko.loˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: co‧lo‧rar

Verb

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colorar (first-person singular present coloro, first-person singular preterite coloré, past participle colorado)

  1. to dye, tint
  2. (dated) to color
    Synonym: colorear

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “colorar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ corladura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28

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