colorar

Meaning

  1. to dye, tint
  2. (dated) to color

Concepts

color

dye

colour

paint

stain

colorize

colour in

emblazon

tincture

tint

tinge

color in

colorise

colourise

colourize

hue

Hyphenated as
co‧lo‧rar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/koloˈɾaɾ/
Etymology

Probably derived from the noun color, or possibly from Latin colorāre, but in this form probably taken as a semi-learned term. Cf. the inherited corlar (“apply a varnish to something to make it appear golden”). Compare also Portuguese corar.

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