vermello

Meaning

Noun

red (colour)

Adj

red (colour)

Hyphenated as

ver‧me‧llo

Pronounced as (IPA)

[beɾˈmeʎʊ]

Etymology

13th century. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vermello, from Vulgar Latin vermiculus (“purple, red”), attested as a color in the writings of Isidore of Seville, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), similar to coccinus (“purple”). Compare Portuguese vermelho.

Sentences

Todo o que pensaba era vermello .

All I thought was red.