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Portuguese
Etymology
From French carmin (“carmine”).
Pronunciation
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /kaɦ.ˈmĩʲ/
- Rhymes: -ĩ
- Hyphenation: car‧mim
Noun
carmim m (plural carmins)
- carmine (purplish-red pigment made from cochineals)
- Synonym: cochonilha
- (uncountable) carmine (purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment)
- Synonym: carmesim
- cochineal (Dactylopius coccus, an insect)
- Synonyms: cochonilha, cochonilha-do-carmim
Adjective
carmim m or f (plural carmins)
- carmine (of the purplish red colour shade carmine)
- Synonyms: carmesim, carminado, carmíneo
See also
Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
| branco, alvo, cândido
|
cinza, gris,
cinzento
|
preto, negro, atro
|
vermelho,
encarnado, rubro,
salmão; carmim
|
laranja,
cor de laranja; castanho,
marrom
|
amarelo, lúteo; creme,
ocre
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| verde-limão
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verde
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verde-água; verde-menta
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ciano,
turquesa; azul-petróleo
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azul-celeste
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azul, índigo, anil
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violeta,
lilás
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magenta; roxo, púrpura
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rosa,
cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque
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