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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?
Why do we use the verb 'é' instead of 'está' here?
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.