scharlaken

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Etymology

From Old French escarlate (12c., modern écarlate), from Medieval Latin scarlatum (“scarlet, cloth of scarlet”), from Persian سقرلات (saqerlât, “a kind of rich cloth”), a variant of Arabic سِقِلَّات (siqillāt, “scarlet cloth, rich cloth”), of unknown origin (probably ultimately Persian).

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Noun

scharlaken n (plural scharlakens, diminutive scharlakentje n)

  1. (originally) a scarlet laken (woollen cloth)
  2. (often) the bright-red color scarlet

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: scharlak (dated)

References

  • M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition)
  • scarlet in Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
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