vermelho

Meaning

Adj

1. red (having red as its color)
2. red (socialist or communist)

Noun

1. (masculine) red (color)
2. (masculine) red (socialist or communist)
3. (masculine) red card

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of vermelhar

vermelhar

alternative form of avermelhar

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Concepts

red

be red

vermilion

scarlet

crimson

reddish

cinnabar

communist

flushed

😳

gules

incarnate

orange

🍊

pinko

reddened

red-haired

redheaded

redness

ruby

ruddy

russet

vermeil

vermillion

mint condition

red-faced

ruby-red

orange red

leftwing

Chinese-red

erythroid

red snapper

rubicose

rubefacience

blood-red

hunting pink

blushing

carmine

cerise

cherry

cherry-red

Synonyms

rubro

encarnado

escarlate

vermelha

cereja

avermelhado

comuna

vermelhidão

carmim

sangue-vermelho

rubra

ruge

rússeo

Vermelho

vermelha

Escarlate

Rutilismo

rubente

rubicundo

laranja

🍊

rufo

goles

rúbeo

rúbido

Translations

rouge

rosso

rood

rojo

rot

vermell

roig

kırmızı

ruber

al

sor

κόκκινος

أحمر

kızıl

Pronounced as (IPA)

/veʁˈme.ʎu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: vermiculus

Cognate with Galician: vermello

Cognate with Spanish: bermejo

Cognate with Asturian: bermeyu

Cognate with Catalan: vermell

Cognate with Occitan: vermelh

Cognate with French: vermeil

Cognate with Italian: vermiglio

Cognate with English: vermilion

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vermelho (“red”), from Vulgar Latin *vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to a scale insect of species Kermes vermilio, used to make a crimson dye.
Cognate with Galician vermello, Spanish bermejo, Asturian bermeyu, Catalan vermell, Occitan vermelh, French vermeil and Italian vermiglio. Also related to English vermilion. Doublet of vermículo, which was borrowed.

Sentences

Uma mulher sai de um carro vermelho muito pequeno .

A woman gets out of a very small red car.

As casas são construídas com tijolos de barro vermelho .

The houses are built with red mud bricks.

Alvorecer vermelho - uma montanha molhada .

Red dawn-a wet mountain.

Uma menina em um vestido vermelho e capa detém uma grande raquete de tênis .

A girl in a red dress and cape holds a large tennis racket.