| 释义 |
col·o·rado
I. \-(ˌ)dō, -_də\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Colorado, state of U.S., from the Colorado river, from Spanish, literally, red, reddish (past participle of colorar to color) from Latin coloratus, past participle of colorare to color — more at color
1. : of or from the state of Colorado
< the Colorado mountains >
: of the kind or style prevalent in Colorado : coloradan
2. : of or relating to a subdivision of the American Upper Cretaceous — see geologic time table
II. noun
(plural colorado or colorados)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Spanish, literally, red, reddish
1.
a. : a Barbacoan people at the foot of the western Andes, Ecuador
b. : a member of such people
2. : the language of the Colorado people
III. noun
(-es)
Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish colorado, adjective
: a cigar of medium color and strength |