Learn Spanish (Latin America): El gato anaranjado come mucho.

In Spanish, descriptive words (adjectives) usually come right after the noun they describe. Instead of saying 'the orange cat' like in English, Spanish structure translates closer to 'the cat orange' (el gato anaranjado).

Why does anaranjado end in -o?

Adjectives in Spanish have to match the gender and number of the noun they describe. Because gato is a singular, masculine noun, the adjective takes its masculine singular form, anaranjado. If we were talking about a female cat, it would be la gata anaranjada.

I thought the Spanish word for orange was naranja. Why is it anaranjado here?

Naranja is the word for the fruit, but it is also commonly used for the color. However, anaranjado specifically means 'orange-colored'. It is a regular adjective that changes its ending to match the noun (-o, -a, -os, -as), making it a great word for practicing adjective agreement!

Does mucho end in -o to match gato?