Colorado
Pronunciation: /kɑləˈɹɑdoʊ/
The English word “Colorado” has 7 meanings listed here.
proper noun
- A major river of western North America, running from the Rocky Mountains in the United States to the Gulf of California in Mexico.
- An unincorporated community in Texas, United States.
- The Territory of Colorado, a former territory of the United States.
- A sitio in the barangay of Twin Peaks, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.
- A barangay of San Guillermo, Isabela, Philippines.
- A barangay of Digos, Davao del Sur, Philippines.
- A barangay of Jabonga, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.
Etymology
From Spanish colorado (“red, ruddy, colored”), usually from the reddish appearance of some silt-laden rivers, or from Portuguese colorado in the case of Brazilian locations.
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More English words
- colorability
- colorably
- Coloradan
- coloradito
- colorado
- Colorado beetle
- Colorado blue spruce
- Colorado brown stain
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