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A camisa é cor-de-rosa.

A camisa é cor-de-rosa.
The shirt is pink.
From Lesson 34:Colours (vermelho, amarelo, cor-de-rosa)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of A camisa é cor-de-rosa.

ser
to be
a camisa
the shirt
cor-de-rosa
pink

Questions & Answers about A camisa é cor-de-rosa.

Why is 'pink' translated as 'cor-de-rosa' with hyphens?
In Portuguese, the word for pink is literally 'color of rose' (cor-de-rosa). It is a compound word, meaning it is made up of multiple words joined by hyphens to create one single idea. You might also hear people just say rosa in everyday conversation.
If 'camisa' is feminine, would 'cor-de-rosa' change if the noun was masculine?
No. The word cor-de-rosa is an invariable adjective, which means it never changes its spelling to match the gender of the noun. Whether you are describing a feminine shirt (a camisa) or a masculine dress (o vestido), it always stays exactly the same.
Why do we use the verb 'é' instead of 'está' here?
The word é comes from the verb ser, which is used for permanent states or physical descriptions. Because the color of the shirt is a permanent characteristic, we use é. If you used the other 'to be' verb, estar (a camisa está cor-de-rosa), it would sound like the shirt is only temporarily pink!
Does 'camisa' refer to any type of shirt?
Not exactly! In Portugal, camisa usually refers to a button-up shirt, like one you would wear with a suit. A standard short-sleeve shirt is simply called a t-shirt, and a warm sweater is a camisola.

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