Colors in Spanish

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Colors in Spanish
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In this lesson you will learn the Spanish words for different colores (colors).

Cultural note: Some Spanish countries have unique words to describe a person who has a particular color of skin or hair. For example, in Argentina, people with dark hair and dark skin are called morocho if it is a male or morocha if it is a female. People with brown hair and lighter skin are called castaño or castaña. The majority of the people in Argentina fall into one of these two categories.

black - negro
white - blanco
red rojo
blue - azul
yellow - amarillo
green - verde
brown - marrón, café
gray - gris
purple - morado, púrpura
pink - rosado
orange - anaranjado

Related words: In Spanish a rainbow is called un arco iris.

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