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rosa

adjectiveBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “rosa” mean in English?

  1. pink

Example sentences

  • La camisa es de color rosa.

    The shirt is pink.

  • Tiene un vestido rosa.

    She has a pink dress.

  • La camiseta es rosa.

    The flowers are roses.

How to use it

Rosa means 'pink' (and 'rose' the flower). When used as a colour adjective it is invariable: la camisa rosa, los coches rosa. Often paired with de color (de color rosa) for emphasis.

Common mistake

When rosa means 'pink' (colour), don't pluralise it — 'los coches rosa', not 'los coches rosas'. Plural rosas means 'roses' (flowers).

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 4.