Meaning
Synonyms
deep red
dark red
purplish red
cherry-red
bright red
ruby-red
go to red
tinged red
crimson lotus flower
deep-red
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɹɪmzən/
Etymology
In summary
PIE word *kʷŕ̥mis Late Middle English cremesyn, from obsolete French cramoisin or Old Spanish cremesín, from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz), from Classical Persian کرمست (kirmist), from Middle Persian; see Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš. Cognate with Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija). Doublet of kermes; also see carmine.
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