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vermello.

red (colour)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/beɾˈmeɟo/[beɾˈme.ɟʊ]

  1. red (colour)

    masculine
    As mangas e medias eran de vermello.
Where this word comes from

13th century. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vermello, from Vulgar Latin vermiculus (“purple, red”), attested as a color in the writings of Isidore of Seville, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), similar to coccinus (“purple”). Compare Portuguese vermelho, Spanish bermejo.

adj/beɾˈmeɟo/[beɾˈme.ɟʊ]

  1. red (colour), vermilion (colour)

Where this word comes from

13th century. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vermello, from Vulgar Latin vermiculus (“purple, red”), attested as a color in the writings of Isidore of Seville, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), similar to coccinus (“purple”). Compare Portuguese vermelho, Spanish bermejo.

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