indigo

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A purplish-blue color.
2. (countable, uncountable) An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.
3. (countable, uncountable) An indigo plant, such as from species in genera Indigofera, Amorpha (false indigo), Baptisia (wild indigo), and Psorothamnus and Dalea (indigo bush).

Adj

having a deep purplish-blue colour

Concepten

indigo

indigoblauw

indigoblauwe

indigokleurig

indigoplant

Synoniemen

indigo plant

indigotin

blue

anil

bluing

indigo blue

Indigofera tinctoria

aniline blue

indigo dye

cerulean

azure

indigo carmine

dye

light blue

Vertalingen

indigo

indaco

Indigo

índigo

añil

anil

índigo

indigotier

ινδικό

indigofarben

Indigoblau

λουλάκι

anyil

indigo

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

16th century (as indico, modern spelling from the 17th century), Spanish índigo, Portuguese endego (modern índigo), or Dutch (via Portuguese) indigo, all from Latin indicum (“indigo”), from Ancient Greek ἰνδικόν (indikón, “Indian dye”), from Ἰνδία (Indía). Doublet of Indic.