Colorado

See also: colorado and Cô-lô-ra-đô

English

Map of the continental US highlighting Colorado

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɑləˈɹɑdoʊ/, /kɑləˈɹædoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɒləˈɹɑːdəʊ/
• (obsolete) IPA^(key): /kɒləˈɹeɪdoʊ/

• Audio (US); /kɑləˈrɑdoʊ/:

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• Audio (US); /kɑləˈrædoʊ/:

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• Rhymes: -ɑːdəʊ, -ædəʊ

Proper noun

Colorado

1. Places in North America:
   2. A major river of western North America, running from the Rocky Mountains in the United States to the Gulf of California in Mexico.

      Meronym: humpback chub

      • 1895, J[ohn] W[esley] Powell, chapter I, in Canyons of the Colorado, Meadville, PA: Flood & Vincent; republished as The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons, New York: Dover, 1961, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 29:

        A million cascade brooks unite to form a thousand torrent creeks ; a thousand torrent creeks unite to form half a hundred rivers beset with cataracts ; half a hundred roaring rivers unite to form the Colorado, which rolls, a mad, turbid stream, into the Gulf of California.

   4. A state in the western United States, the 38th state. Capital and largest city: Denver.
      • 1878, "Colorado", Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. VI, p. 162:

        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 State is exceedingly small, and before long, if restorative measures are not adopted, the Colorado demand for wood will require to be supplied from without. Whole mountain sides often present the appearance of monstrous cheavaux-de-frise, the dead trunks of the wind-thrown pines being tossed about in all directions.

      • 2023 June 21, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, “House votes to censure Democratic congressman who led Trump investigations”, in CNN‎^[1]:

        The vote was 213-209 along party lines. Republican members of the House Ethics Committee – Michael Guest of Mississippi, Dave Joyce of Ohio, Andrew Garbarino of New York, John Rutherford of Florida and Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota – voted present. GOP Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado also voted present but he is not on the Ethics Committee.

   6. A river in Texas in the United States, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
   7. An unincorporated community in Texas, United States.
   8. (historical) The Territory of Colorado, a former territory of the United States.
   9. (historical) A ghost town in California, United States.
2. Places in South America:
   1. A river in southern Argentina, running from the Andes into the Atlantic.
   2. A municipality of Paraná, Brazil.
   3. A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
   4. A village in the Dominican Republic.
3. Places in the Philippines:
   1. A sitio in the barangay of Twin Peaks, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.
   2. A barangay of San Guillermo, Isabela, Philippines.
   3. A barangay of Digos, Davao del Sur, Philippines.
   4. A barangay of Jabonga, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.
4. A surname.

Derived terms

• CO
• Coloradan
• Coloradoan
• Colorado beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
• Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens)
• Colorado bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata)
• Colorado bur (Solanum rostratum)
• Colorado City
• Colorado County
• Colorado Desert
• Colorado fir (Abies concolor)
• Colorado four o'clock (Mirabilis multiflora)
• Colorado green spruce (Picea pungens)
• Colorado pikeminnow
• Colorado pinyon (Pinus edulis)
• Colorado Plateau
• Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
• Colorado River
• Colorado soldier beetle (Chauliognathus basalis)
• Colorado Springs
• Colorado spruce (Picea pungens)
• Colorado State
• Colorado topaz
• Little Colorado

Translations

major river

• Esperanto: Kolorado
• French: Colorado (fr) m
• Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai: Ha Ŧay Gʼam, Sil Gsvgov, ʼHakhwata
• Hopi: Pisisvayu
• Lao: ແມ່ນ້ຳໂຄໂລຣາໂດ (mǣ nam khō lō rā dō), ແມ່ນ້ຳໂຄໂລຣາໂດ (mǣ namkhō lō rā dō)
• Latin: Flūmen Colōrātum n
• Maricopa: 'Xakxwet
• Polish: Kolorado (pl) n
• Portuguese: Colorado (pt) m
• Thai: แม่น้ำโคโลราโด
• Ukrainian: Колора́до f (Kolorádo)

US state

• Arabic: كُولُورَادُو f (kūlūrādū)
• Armenian: Կոլորադո (hy) (Kolorado)
• Cherokee: ᎧᎶᏩᏓ (kalowada)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 科羅拉多州 / 科罗拉多州 (zh) (Kēluólāduō zhōu)

• Corsican: Coloradu m
• Czech: Colorado (cs) n
• Danish: Colorado
• Esperanto: Koloradio
• Finnish: Colorado (fi), Kolorado (fi)
• French: Colorado (fr) m
• Frisian:

  West Frisian: Kolorado

• Galician: Colorado (gl) m
• Georgian: კოლორადო (ḳolorado)
• German: Colorado (de)
• Greek: Κολοράντο (el) n (Koloránto)
• Hindi: कोलोराडो m (kolorāḍo), कॉलोराडो m (kŏlorāḍo)
• Hungarian: Colorado (hu)
• Irish: Colaradó
• Italian: Colorado (it) m
• Japanese: コロラド州 (ja) (Kororado-shu)
• Khmer: កូឡូរ៉ាដូ (koulouraadou), ខូឡូរ៉ាដូ (khoulouraadou)
• Korean: 콜로라도 (Kollorado)
• Lao: ໂຄໂລຣາໂດ (khō lō rā dō)
• Latin: Colōrātum n
• Latvian: Kolorādo
• Limburgish: Colorado
• Lithuanian: Koloradas (lt) m
• Macedonian: Колора́до n (Kolorádo)
• Maltese: Kolorado m
• Navajo: Dibé nitsaa hahoodzo
• Occitan: Colorado (oc) m
• Persian: کولورادو (kolorâdo), کلرادو (kolorâdo)
• Polish: Kolorado (pl) n
• Portuguese: Colorado (pt) m
• Russian: Колора́до (ru) m (Kolorádo)
• Samogitian: Kolorads
• Sicilian: Coloradu m
• Silesian: Kolorado
• Spanish: Colorado (es) m
• Swedish: Colorado (sv) n
• Thai: โคโลราโด (koo-loo-raa-dôo)
• Tibetan: ཁོ་ལོ་ར་ཌོ (kho lo ra ḍo)
• Turkish: Colorado
• Ukrainian: Колора́до m (Kolorádo)
• Uyghur: كولورادو (kolorado)
• Vietnamese: Cô-lô-ra-đô
• Yiddish: קאָלאָראַדאָ (kolorado)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Colorado is the 11810^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2650 individuals. Colorado is most common among Hispanic (87.62%) individuals.

Further reading

• Colorado on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Colorado on Wikiquote.Wikiquote
• Colorado on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage
• Category:Colorado on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Catalan

Proper noun

Colorado m

1. Colorado (a state in the western United States, the 38th state)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Colorado

1. Colorado (a state in the western United States, the 38th state)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Colorado.

Proper noun

Colorado (genitive Colorados)

1. Colorado (a state in the western United States, the 38th state)

Finnish

Alternative forms

• Kolorado

Etymology

From English Colorado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkolorɑ(ː)do/, [ˈko̞lo̞ˌrɑ̝(ː)do̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑdo

Proper noun

Colorado

1. Colorado (a state in the western United States, the 38th state)

Declension

Inflection of Colorado (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Colorado	—
genitive		Coloradon	—
partitive		Coloradoa	—
illative		Coloradoon	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Colorado	—
accusative	nom.	Colorado	—
	gen.	Coloradon
genitive		Coloradon	—
partitive		Coloradoa	—
inessive		Coloradossa	—
elative		Coloradosta	—
illative		Coloradoon	—
adessive		Coloradolla	—
ablative		Coloradolta	—
allative		Coloradolle	—
essive		Coloradona	—
translative		Coloradoksi	—
abessive		Coloradotta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Colorado (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Coloradoni — accusative nom. Coloradoni — gen. Coloradoni genitive Coloradoni — partitive Coloradoani — inessive Coloradossani — elative Coloradostani — illative Coloradooni — adessive Coloradollani — ablative Coloradoltani — allative Coloradolleni — essive Coloradonani — translative Coloradokseni — abessive Coloradottani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Coloradosi — accusative nom. Coloradosi — gen. Coloradosi genitive Coloradosi — partitive Coloradoasi — inessive Coloradossasi — elative Coloradostasi — illative Coloradoosi — adessive Coloradollasi — ablative Coloradoltasi — allative Coloradollesi — essive Coloradonasi — translative Coloradoksesi — abessive Coloradottasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Coloradomme — accusative nom. Coloradomme — gen. Coloradomme genitive Coloradomme — partitive Coloradoamme — inessive Coloradossamme — elative Coloradostamme — illative Coloradoomme — adessive Coloradollamme — ablative Coloradoltamme — allative Coloradollemme — essive Coloradonamme — translative Coloradoksemme — abessive Coloradottamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Coloradonne — accusative nom. Coloradonne — gen. Coloradonne genitive Coloradonne — partitive Coloradoanne — inessive Coloradossanne — elative Coloradostanne — illative Coloradoonne — adessive Coloradollanne — ablative Coloradoltanne — allative Coloradollenne — essive Coloradonanne — translative Coloradoksenne — abessive Coloradottanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Coloradonsa — accusative nom. Coloradonsa — gen. Coloradonsa genitive Coloradonsa — partitive Coloradoaan Coloradoansa — inessive Coloradossaan Coloradossansa — elative Coloradostaan Coloradostansa — illative Coloradoonsa — adessive Coloradollaan Coloradollansa — ablative Coloradoltaan Coloradoltansa — allative Coloradolleen Coloradollensa — essive Coloradonaan Coloradonansa — translative Coloradokseen Coloradoksensa — abessive Coloradottaan Coloradottansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• coloradontaskurotta

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Colorado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.lɔ.ʁa.do/

• Audio:

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Proper noun

le Colorado m

1. Colorado, Colorado River (a major river of western North America, running from the Rocky Mountains in the United States to the Gulf of California in Mexico)
2. Colorado (a state in the western United States, the 38th state)

   Hypernym: État

   Holonym: États-Unis

Derived terms

• Petit Colorado

German

Etymology

From Spanish colorado, partly through English Colorado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔloˈʁaːdo/
• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔləˈɹaːdo/ (rare and only for the US places)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Colorado n (proper noun, genitive Colorados or (optionally with an article) Colorado)

1. Colorado (a state in the western United States, the 38th state)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English Colorado, from Spanish colorado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.loˈra.do/
• Rhymes: -ado
• Hyphenation: Co‧lo‧rà‧do

Proper noun

Colorado m

1. Colorado (a state in the western United States, the 38th state)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.loˈɾa.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.loˈɾa.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.loˈɾa.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.luˈɾa.du/ [ku.luˈɾa.ðu]

• Hyphenation: Co‧lo‧ra‧do

Proper noun

Colorado m

1. Colorado, Colorado River (a major river of western North America, running from the Rocky Mountains in the United States to the Gulf of California in Mexico)
2. Colorado (a state in the western United States, the 38th state)
3. a town and municipality of Paraná, Brazil
4. a town and municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Romanian

Proper noun

Colorado n

1. Colorado (a state in the western United States, the 38th state)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔlɔraːdɔ/, [ˈkɔlɔraːdɔ]
• Rhymes: -aːdɔ

Proper noun

Colorado n (genitive singular Colorada, declension pattern of mesto)

1. Colorado (a state in the western United States, the 38th state)

References

• “Colorado”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koloˈɾado/ [ko.loˈɾa.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: Co‧lo‧ra‧do

Proper noun

Colorado m

1. Colorado (a state in the western United States, the 38th state)
   • 2025 November 26, “Juez federal dice que los oficiales de inmigración en Colorado solo pueden arrestar a quienes corren el riesgo de huir”, in CNN en Español‎^[2], sourced from Associated Press:

     Un juez federal dictaminó el martes que los oficiales de inmigración en Colorado solo pueden arrestar a personas sin una orden judicial si creen que es probable que esas personas huyan.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• colorado

See also

• Colorado on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es