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Aragonese

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Etymology

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From Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, lapis lazuli), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, lapis lazuli).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈθul/
  • Rhymes: -ul
  • Syllabification: a‧zul

Adjective

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azul (plural azuls)

  1. blue

References

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  • azul”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, lapis lazuli), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, lapis lazuli).

Adjective

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azul (epicene, plural azules)

  1. blue

Extremaduran

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Adjective

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azul

  1. blue

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese azur (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, lapis lazuli), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, lapis lazuli).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /aˈθul/ [aˈθuɫ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /aˈsul/ [aˈsuɫ]

Adjective

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azul m or f (plural azuis)

  1. blue (colour)
    Unha de cor azul, as outras son de vermella.
    One is blue, the others are red.

Inflection

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  • The plural may also be azules.

Derived terms

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Noun

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azul m (plural azuis)

  1. (countable and uncountable) azure, blue (colour)
  2. (heraldry) azure
    Synonym: blao (obsolete)
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 308:
      rreluzíã cõtra o ssol os escudos, que erã pintados de ouro et de azur
      the shields, painted in gold and azure, glittered against the sun

See also

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Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text)
     branco      gris      negro, preto
             vermello; carmín              laranxa; castaño, marrón              amarelo; crema
             verde lima              verde              menta; verde escuro
             ciano; azul verdoso              cerúleo              azul
             violeta; anil              maxenta; púrpura              rosa

References

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

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Etymology

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From Portuguese azul. Cognate with Kabuverdianu azul.

Adjective

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azul

  1. blue

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese azul.

Adjective

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azul

  1. blue

Kabyle

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

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azul

  1. hello

Leonese

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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azul (plural azules)

  1. blue

References

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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azul

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese azur (blue), from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, lapis lazuli), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, lapis lazuli). Doublet of azur, from French.

Compare with Galician azul (blue), Spanish azul (blue), French azur (azure), Italian azzurro (blue) and English azure.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil)
    • (Fluminense, brasiliense, florianopolitano, capixaba) IPA(key): /ɐ.ˈzuw/
    • (Riverense Portuñol, gaúcho da pampa) IPA(key): /a.ˈzul/
  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ul, (Brazil) -uw
  • Hyphenation: a‧zul

Adjective

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azul m or f (plural azuis)

  1. blue

Noun

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azul m (plural azuis)

  1. blue

Derived terms

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See also

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Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     branco, alvo, cândido      cinza, gris,
cinzento
     preto, negro, atro
             vermelho,
encarnado, rubro,
salmão; carmim
             laranja,
cor de laranja; castanho,
marrom
             amarelo, lúteo; creme,
ocre
             verde-limão              verde              verde-água; verde-menta
             ciano,
turquesa; azul-petróleo
             azul-bebê, azul-celeste              azul, índigo, anil
             violeta,
lilás
             magenta; roxo, púrpura              rosa,
cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

Further reading

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Spanish azur, from Arabic لَازُوَرْد (lāzuward, lapis lazuli), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, lapis lazuli). Doublet of azur, from French. Cognate with English azure.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): (Spain) /aˈθul/ [aˈθul]
    • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈsul/ [aˈsul]
    • Rhymes: -ul
    • Syllabification: a‧zul

    Adjective

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    azul m or f (masculine and feminine plural azules)

    1. blue
      Synonym: (obsolete) blao

    Noun

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    azul m (plural azules)

    1. blue
      Synonym: (obsolete) blao
    2. (Mexico, US, Philippines) a police officer

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Cebuano: asul
    • Mecayapan Nahuatl: aso̱ltiꞌ
    • Tagalog: asul
    • Tlamacazapa Nahuatl: asol
    • Zoogocho Zapotec: azul

    See also

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    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

    Further reading

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    Tarifit

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    Etymology

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    Possibly from Tuareg ăhul (to send a greeting), coined by Mammeri Mouloud.

    Interjection

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    azul

    1. (neologism) hello

    Tashelhit

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Moroccan Amazigh azul (hello), from Zenaga azul (peace)

    Interjection

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    azul

    1. hello

    References

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    Le Zenega des Tribus Senegalaises: Contribution a l'etude de la langue Berbere by Faidherbe Leon. page 80.

    Zoogocho Zapotec

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Spanish azul.

    Adjective

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    azul

    1. blue

    References

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    • Long C., Rebecca, Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 3