colorado

CEFRB2

/kɑləˈɹɑdoʊ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A state in the western United States.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Places in North America:, A state in the western United States, the 38th state. Capital and largest city: Denver.

Examples

  • Colorado is well known for its ski resorts.

  • He has a large farm in Colorado.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A cigar of medium color and strength.

  2. A fish of the species Lutjanus colorado, the Colorado snapper.

More examples

In context

  • The actor has a hideaway in Colorado.

  • The mountains of Colorado were, till a comparatively recent date, richly clothed with forest; but owing partly to natural causes, and still more to the lavish consumption and reckless destruction of the early settlers, the quantity of growing timber in the St...

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Origin

noun

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.