el color melocotón
/el koloɾ melokoton/from spelling rules
The English phrase "the color peach" is translated into Spanish as el color melocotón.
This phrase refers to a pale orange-pink color that resembles the skin of a peach fruit.
Which one should you use?
While melocotón specifically refers to the fruit and its color, durazno is the more common term for the fruit in most of the Americas, though both can be used to describe the color.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In many parts of Latin America, the term el color durazno is used instead of el color melocotón to refer to both the peach fruit and its color.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using the color as an adjective to describe a noun, you can omit the definite article el and the word color. For example, you can say una camisa melocotón to mean "a peach shirt".
Did you know?
- The Latin root of melocotón includes a word for 'cotton'. This is because the skin of the peach is as fuzzy as cotton.
- Because melocotón is a noun being used to describe a color, it remains unchanged even if the object it describes is feminine or plural. You would say camisas melocotón instead of changing the word to match the shirts.
Examples in context
- Ese vestido es de color durazno.That dress is peach-colored.
- Me gustan las rosas color melocotón.I like peach-colored roses.
- Me compré unos calcetines de color durazno claro.I bought some light peach-colored socks.
- Me encanta ese cuadro con tonos durazno oscuro.I love that painting with dark peach tones.
- Necesito una sombrilla de playa de color melocotón claro.I need a light peach-colored beach umbrella.
- Me gusta mucho el color melocotón.I really like the color peach.
Example conversation
Elena and Alejandro are choosing paint for a room.
- Elena¿Qué te parece el color melocotón?What do you think of the color peach?
- AlejandroMe parece demasiado brillante, Elena.It seems too bright to me, Elena.
- ElenaPero el color melocotón es muy acogedor.But the color peach is very cozy.
- AlejandroTienes razón, Alejandro está de acuerdo.You are right, Alejandro agrees.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries color, el, melocotón, CC BY-SA 4.0.
