How to Pronounce “colorado”
word
/ˌkɑɫɝˈædoʊ/, /ˌkɑɫɝˈɑdoʊ/
kol-uh-RAD-oh, kol-uh-RAH-doh
/ˌkɒləˈɹɑːdəʊ/
kol-uh-RAH-doh
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˌkɑɫɝˈædoʊ/, /ˌkɑɫɝˈɑdoʊ/
British English
/ˌkɒləˈɹɑːdəʊ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
kol-uh-RAD-oh, kol-uh-RAH-doh
UK
kol-uh-RAH-doh
Listen in Context
The old text described the sky as colorado at sunset.
That word sounds poetic, but honestly, nobody around me says colorado like that.
After running, his face looked colorado.
In modern English, colorado is not a common adjective.