sepia

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A dark brown pigment made from the secretions of the cuttlefish.
2. A dark, slightly reddish, brown colour.
3. A sepia-coloured drawing or photograph.
4. The cuttlefish.

Adj

Of a dark reddish-brown colour.

Concepten

sepia

inktvis

🦑

sepiatekening

zeekat

Synoniemen

cuttlefish

burnt sienna

Venetian red

mahogany

squid

🦑

reddish brown

Sepia

inkfish

cuttle

calamari

brown

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈsiːpiə/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Latin sēpia, from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía, “cuttlefish”), from σήψ (sḗps, “a kind of lizard, also a kind of serpent whose bite was alleged to cause putrefaction”). Compare Italian seppia.