vermelho

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Galician

Noun

vermelho m (plural vermelhos, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of vermello

References

  • “vermelho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

vermelho m (plural vermelhos, feminine vermelha, feminine plural vermelhas)

  1. red

Descendants

  • Galician: vermello
  • Portuguese: vermelho (see there for further descendants)

See also

Colors in Old Galician-Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text)
     branco, blanco, alvo      gris      negro, preto
             vermelho              castanho              amarelo
                          verde             
                                       azur
                          cardẽo              rosa

Further reading

Portuguese

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vermelho

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vermelho (“red”), from Vulgar Latin *vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect 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.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
 

  • (Caipira Brazil) IPA(key): /veɻ.ˈme.jo/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /veɦ.ˈme.ʎʊ/
  • Rhymes: -eʎu
  • Hyphenation: ver‧me‧lho

Adjective

vermelho (feminine vermelha, masculine plural vermelhos, feminine plural vermelhas)

  1. red (having red as its color)
  2. red (socialist or communist)

Noun

vermelho m (plural vermelhos)

  1. red (color)
  2. red (socialist or communist)
  3. (sports) red card

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

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
             verde-limão              verde              verde-água; verde-menta
             ciano,
turquesa; azul-petróleo 		             azul-celeste              azul, índigo, anil
             violeta,
lilás 		             magenta; roxo, púrpura              rosa,
cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

Etymology 2

Verb

vermelho

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vermelhar
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