colorau

/koloˈɾaw/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
os coloraus

Meaning

  1. paprika

    • Tempere com colorau.

      Season with paprika.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

páprica

colorau specifically means a Brazilian reddish seasoning, often annatto-based, used for coloring food; páprica is the more internationally standard paprika spice.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

pimentón

pimentón is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "paprika."

French

paprika

paprika is the French word for the same thing — both mean "paprika."

Practice

1 What does colorau mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tempere com ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches colorau?

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