amarillear

Spanish

FWOTD – 23 December 2013

Etymology

From amarillo + -ear.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /amaɾiʝeˈaɾ/ [a.ma.ɾi.ʝeˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /amaɾiʎeˈaɾ/ [a.ma.ɾi.ʎeˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /amaɾiʃeˈaɾ/ [a.ma.ɾi.ʃeˈaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /amaɾiʒeˈaɾ/ [a.ma.ɾi.ʒeˈaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ma‧ri‧lle‧ar

Verb

amarillear (first-person singular present amarilleo, first-person singular preterite amarilleé, past participle amarilleado)

  1. (intransitive) to become yellow
    • 2006, H. Kliczkowski, Country Hotels / Hoteles en el campo, Onlybook, S. L., page 10:
      Empiezan a amarillear los castaños y los robles presentan algunas hojas secas.
      The chestnuts start to turn yellow and the oaks show some dry leaves.
    Synonym: amarillecer

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