alquermes

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

quermes

Etymology

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

From Arabic الْقِرْمِز (al-qirmiz).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈkɛʁ.mis/
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /awˈkɛɾ.mis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈkɛʁ.miʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈkɛɻ.mes/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈkɛɾ.mɨʃ/

Noun

alquermes m (invariable)

alkermes (desiccated bodies of female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio insects)
alkermes (red Italian liqueur)

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