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, Valencia) [ˈɡɾɔk]

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Adjective

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

1. 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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “groc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “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.