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vermelho.

red (having red as its color)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/veʁˈme.ʎu/Brazil[veɦˈme.ʎu]Brazil/veɾˈme.ʎu/São-Paulo/veʁˈme.ʎu/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. red (having red as its color)

  2. red (socialist or communist)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis Proto-Italic *wormis Latin vermis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin vermiculus Vulgar Latin *vermiclus Old Galician-Portuguese vermelho Portuguese vermelho Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vermelho (“red”), from Vulgar Latin *vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to a scale insect of species Kermes vermilio, used to make a crimson dye. Cognate with Galician vermello, Spanish bermejo, Asturian bermeyu, Catalan vermell, Occitan vermelh, French vermeil and Italian vermiglio. Also related to English vermilion. Doublet of vermículo, which was borrowed.

noun/veʁˈme.ʎu/Brazil[veɦˈme.ʎu]Brazil/veɾˈme.ʎu/São-Paulo/veʁˈme.ʎu/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. red (color)

    masculine

  2. red (socialist or communist)

    masculine

  3. red card

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis Proto-Italic *wormis Latin vermis Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culus Latin vermiculus Vulgar Latin *vermiclus Old Galician-Portuguese vermelho Portuguese vermelho Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vermelho (“red”), from Vulgar Latin *vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to a scale insect of species Kermes vermilio, used to make a crimson dye. Cognate with Galician vermello, Spanish bermejo, Asturian bermeyu, Catalan vermell, Occitan vermelh, French vermeil and Italian vermiglio. Also related to English vermilion. Doublet of vermículo, which was borrowed.

verb

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vermelhar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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