vermeil

Meaning

Adj

1. bright red; vermilion
2. (usually) ruby; cherry
3. rosy

Noun

vermeil (gold-plated silver with a reddish hue)

Concepts

vermilion

vermeil

vermillion

scarlet

redheaded

ruby

ruddy

russet

orange red

cinnabar

Chinese-red

crimson

red

red-haired

Synonyms

écarlate

vermillon

cinabre

rose

🌹

rouge

vermillon inv

Translations

vermiglio

bermejo

escarlate

vermelho

rosso

kızıl

rot

rosig

scarlatto

zinnoberrot

κόκκινος

ερυθρός

envermellonar

hochrot

scharlachrot

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɛʁ.mɛj/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: vermeil

Inherited from Old French: vermeil

Inherited from Latin: vermiculus

In summary

Inherited from Middle French vermeil, from Old French vermeil, syncopated form of Latin vermiculus (“little worm”).