Mexican pink

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Noun

Mexican pink

  1. The perennial herb Silene laciniata.
  2. A shade of pink, similar to fuchsia or magenta, and common in Mexican culture.
    Mexican pink:  
    • 2015 May 22, Ray Edgar, “Victorian Architecture Awards 2015: Camberwell's concrete monolith in the mix”, in Sydney Morning Herald:
      Casillas's design, which was implemented in Australia by Evolva Architects, also contrasts the exposed concrete interior walls with inbuilt wooden furniture, white plasterboard and soaped douglas fir solid-wood floors that add warmth to the space. Colourful paintings by Chucho Reyes offset the fields of grey concrete and white walls, as does Casillas' signature yet judicious use of Mexican pink in surprising places.
    • 2016 February 2, Dave Lee, “Uber drops its U. Why?”, in BBC News:
      "In Mexico," Mr Kalanick writes, "we were inspired by Mexican pink and the patterns in the local tiles; in Ireland, from the Georgian architecture and the lush greens; and in Nigeria, from the ankara, which came up again and again because of its bright colours and beautiful geometric patterns."
    • 2017 April 19, “Mexico’s Folk Dances: Costumes and Features”, in Vallarta Lifestyles:
      She wears a very full, ruffled poplin skirt in a bright color, such as red, Mexican pink, yellow or blue, striped with colorful ribbons. The top has elbow-length sleeves and a bibbed front. Her hair is braided and adorned with wide ribbons, and she wears black ankle boots.
    • 2018 September 5, Hettie Judah, “A New Exhibition Examines The Power Of Pink”, in Vogue:
      Derived from insects found on the prickly pear cactus, cochineal became one of the principal exports of colonial Mexico. Following the country's revolution (1910–20), cochineal's associations with indigenous cultures led to a widespread embrace of the intense Mexican pink derived from it.
    • 2019 December 2, Alberto Ríos de la Rosa, “Frida Escobedo and Pedro Reyes look to the future to save Mexico’s lost past”, in Document Journal:
      Speaking of cultural identity, Mexican pink is now the color used to identify Mexico City. We have assimilated this in such a natural way that we didn’t realize it was completely planned.