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

Hyphenated as

ver‧me‧lho

Pronounced as (IPA)

/veʁˈme.ʎu/

Etymology

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.