morado

See also: Morado

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish morado, from mora.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mo‧ra‧do

Adjective

morado

1. violet (color/colour)

Noun

morado

1. violet (color/colour)

Galician

Etymology

From mora + -ado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈɾaðo̝/

Participle

morado (feminine morada, masculine plural morados, feminine plural moradas)

1. past participle of morar

Adjective

morado (feminine morada, masculine plural morados, feminine plural moradas)

1. purple (color/colour)

Noun

morado m (plural morados)

1. purple (color/colour)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “morado”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “morado”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “morado”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Participle

morado (feminine morada, masculine plural morados, feminine plural moradas)

1. past participle of morar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈɾado/ [moˈɾa.ð̞o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: mo‧ra‧do

Etymology 1

From mora (“mulberry”) +‎ -ado.

Adjective

morado (feminine morada, masculine plural morados, feminine plural moradas)

1. purple (color/colour)

Derived terms

• amoratarse
• campanilla morada
• cariaquito morado
• flor morada
• maguey morado
• pasarlas moradas
• toronjil morado

 

Noun

morado m (plural morados)

1. purple, mulberry

   Synonym: púrpura

2. bruise
3. (heraldry) murrey

See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)

blanco	gris	negro
rojo; carmín, carmesí	naranja, anaranjado; marrón	amarillo; crema
lima	verde	menta
cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo	celeste, cerúleo	azul
violeta; añil, índigo	magenta; morado, púrpura	rosa, rosado

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

morado (feminine morada, masculine plural morados, feminine plural moradas)

1. past participle of morar

Further reading

• “morado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• murado

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish morado.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /moˈɾado/ [moˈɾaː.d̪o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: mo‧ra‧do

Noun

morado (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜇᜇᜓ)

1. purple; mulberry (color/colour)

   Synonyms: purpura, ube, haban, lila, biyoleta

2. caricature plant (Graptophyllum pictum)

   Synonym: kalpueng

Derived terms

• moradong dilaw
• moradong puti

 

References

• “morado”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018