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“sandy” in Latin
harēnōsuscontaining or full of sand, sandy, arenaceoussabulōsussandy, gravellyharēnāceussandyrūfusred (in the most general sense, of all shades including orange and yellow); red-haired, including shades of hair conside
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sandy
Full of sand, arenosus: sabulosus [SYN. in SAND]. A sandy soil, solum arenosum, sabulosum (Plin., Col.); terra quam steriles arenae tenent (Curt. 7, 4, 27).
Consisting of sand, arenaceus.
Red (of hair), rufus: rufulus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sandy?
- The usual Latin words for “sandy” are harēnōsus, sabulōsus, harēnāceus; also rūfus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.