groc

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan groc (also spelled groch, grog), from Latin crocum (“saffron”), neuter form of crocus (“crocus, saffron flower”), from Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos). Compare Occitan cròc, Sardinian grogu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈɡɾɔk]
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Adjective

groc (feminine groga, masculine plural grocs, feminine plural grogues)

yellow

Derived terms

engroguir
grogor
grogós
groguenc
groguesa

Descendants

→? English: grog
→ Gallurese: grogu
→ Sardinian: grogu
→ Sassarese: grogu

See also

Colors in Catalan · colors (layout · text)
blanc	gris	negre
roig, vermell; carmesí	taronja; marró	groc; crema
verd llima	verd
cian; xarxet	atzur	blau
violat; indi	magenta; lila, porpra	rosa

Further reading

“groc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“groc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“groc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“groc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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