pea-green

• Adjetivo compuesto que describe un color amarillo verdoso pálido, semejante al de los guisantes frescos. Se asocia a menudo con el poema infantil tradicional «El búho y la gatita».

An old-fashioned compound adjective describing a pale, yellowish-green color, reminiscent of fresh peas. Often associated with the traditional nursery rhyme 'The Owl and the Pussycat'.

1. Moderate yellowish-green colorB1informal

   A shade of green that is moderate and slightly yellowish, resembling the color of fresh peas.

   verde guisante

   • She painted the kitchen walls a lovely pea-green.
   • The old boat was a faded pea-green color.
   • He wore a pea-green sweater that matched his eyes.

   Sinónimoschartreuseyellow-green