roxo

Meaning

Adj

1. having purple as its color
2. being bruised
3. (figuratively) overcome with envy; green
4. (archaic) red

Noun

1. (masculine) purple (colour)
2. (informal, masculine) a bruise
3. (archaic, masculine) red (colour)

Concepts

purple

violet

purplish

purpure

purpura

purpleness

bruise

reddish blue

mauve

Synonyms

violeta

púrpura

lilás

purpúreo

hematoma

Translations

violet

morado

paars

pourpre

púrpura

purper

violeta

porpra

violett

violet

lila

purpura

purperen

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁo.ʃu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin:

Cognate with Galician: roxo

Cognate with Spanish: rojo

Cognate with Catalan: ros

Cognate with Occitan: ros

Cognate with French: roux

Cognate with Italian: rosso

Cognate with Romanian: roșu

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese roxo (“dark red”), from Latin russeus (“dark red”), from russus (“red”).
Cognate with Galician roxo (“reddish-brown”), Spanish rojo (“red”), Catalan ros (“blond”), Occitan ros (“russet”), French roux (“russet”), Italian rosso (“red”) and Romanian roșu (“red”).