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amarillento

yellowish; yellowed

adjective ah-mah-ree-YEN-toh Rare

Usage Note

Amarillento is formed with the suffix -ento, which implies a pale, faded, or sickly yellow rather than a bright one — old paper, jaundiced skin, or aging teeth are amarillentos. It agrees in gender and number (amarillenta, amarillentos). Compare amarillo (yellow, the pure colour) vs. amarillento (yellowish, unappealing).

Examples

"Las páginas viejas tenían un tono amarillento."

Natural Translation

The old pages had a yellowish tint.

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