The Portuguese word for yellow is
amarelo
Portuguese Definition
| yellow | |
| 1. Adjetivo. amarelo. | |
| 2. Adjetivo. (Pejorativo) asiático. | |
| 3. Adjetivo. (Gíria) covarde. | |
| 4. Substantivo. amarelo. | |
| 5. Verbo. amarelar. |
Translations for yellow and their definitions
| amarelo | |
| 1. adj. yellow in colour | |
| 2. adj. (dated, of a person) Oriental (of East Asian descent) | |
| 3. adj. (of a smile) wry; forced; unnatural | |
| 4. n-m. yellow (the colour) | |
| 5. n-m. (dated) Oriental (a person of East Asian descent) | |
| 6. n-m. (historical, syndicalism) a member of syndicalist movements that sought government assistance | |
| 7. n-m. (rare) egg yolk (the yellow part of the egg) | |
| 8. n-m. (tincture) or | |
| 9. v. verb form of amarelar |
| covarde | |
| 1. adj. Alternative form of cobarde | |
| 2. adj. cowardly | |
| 3. n. Alternative form of cobarde | |
| 4. n. coward |
| amarelar | |
| 1. v. yellow (to become yellow or more yellow) | |
| 2. v. yellow (to cause to become yellow or more yellow) | |
| 3. v. (slang) chicken out (shy away from a daring task) |
| amarelão | |
| 1. adj. augmentative of amarelo | |
| 2. adj. (slang) yellow; cowardly (lacking courage) | |
| 3. n-m. augmentative of amarelo | |
| 4. n-m. (slang) chicken; coward | |
| 5. n-m. (Portugal) greenfinch | |
| 6. n-m. (Brazil, colloquial) ancylostomiasis (hookworm infection) | |
| 7. n-m. (Brazil, colloquial) jaundice |
| amarelona | |
| 1. adj. feminine singular of amarelão |
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