Words for colours in Spanish with notes and colour-related expressions.
negro - black, dark, swarthy, gloomy, atrocious, awful
blanco - white, light, fair, blank, cowardly
rojo - red, ruddy, sandy
amarillo - yellow, amber, sensational, gutter
azul - blue, conservative
verde - green, unripe, fresh, unseasoned, randy, blue, smutty, dirty, pasture, salad, countryside
marrón - brown
castaño - chestnut, brown (hair, eyes, skin)
moreno - brown, tan; tanned; dark-haired; dark, swarthy; coloured;
color café - brown / coffee-coloured
rosa - rose, pink
rosado - pink, rosy, pinkish, rosé (wine)
color naranja / naranja - orange
gris - grey;
rucio - grey (horse)
púrpura - purple
morado - purple (redish purple)
violeta - violet (bluish purple)
lila - lilac (pale purple / violet)
lavanda = lavender
Corrections and additions by Pablo Nuñez
Hear colour words in Spanish:
Information about colours in Spanish
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colores
http://spanish.about.com/od/adjectives/a/colors.htm
http://www.fun-french-and-spanish.com/colors-in-spanish.html
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