escarlata

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic إشْكِرْلاطَ (ʔiškirlāṭa), from Arabic سِقِلّاط (siqillāṭ), from Byzantine Greek σιγιλλᾶτος (sigillâtos), from Latin textum sigillātum (literally “sealed text”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eskaɾˈlata/ [es.kaɾˈla.t̪a] Rhymes: -ata Syllabification: es‧car‧la‧ta === Noun === escarlata f (plural escarlatas) scarlet (color) === Adjective === escarlata m or f (masculine and feminine plural escarlata or escarlatas) scarlet (color) ==== Usage notes ==== Just like rosa, the adjective escarlata does not undergo inflection in gender. Thus, whether modifying a masculine or feminine noun, one should use escarlata and never *escarlato. === References === === Further reading === “escarlata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025