Usage Note
Amarillo follows standard -o/-a agreement: un taxi amarillo, una flor amarilla. In journalism, prensa amarilla ('yellow press') refers to sensationalist tabloid media, echoing the English term 'yellow journalism'. The diminutive amarillento means 'yellowish'.
Examples
"El semáforo está en amarillo."
Natural Translation
The traffic light is on yellow.
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