puce

Meaning

Noun

A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.

Adj

Of a brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.

Synonyms

reddish brown

maroon

russet

dark brown

of blackcherries

purple brown

Translations

الأحمر الداكن

color de puça

marró vermellenc

dunkelbraun

braunrot

ερυθρόμαυρος

καστανοκόκκινο

ferrugineus

donkerbruin

castanho avermelhado

marrón oscuro

koyu kahverengi

koyu mor renk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pjuːs/

Etymology

From French couleur puce, from Latin pūlex (“flea”).