carmim

Portuguese

Etymology

From French carmin (“carmine”).

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐɾ.ˈmĩ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaʁ.ˈmĩ/
- (Paulista) IPA^(key): /kaɾ.ˈmĩ/, /kaɹ.ˈmĩ/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaɦ.ˈmĩʲ/

Noun

carmim m (plural carmins)

carmine (purplish-red pigment made from cochineals)
(uncountable) carmine (purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment)
cochineal (Dactylopius coccus, an insect)

Synonyms

(pigment made from cochineals): cochonilha
(purplish-red colour): carmesim
(Dactylopius coccus): cochonilha, cochonilha-do-carmim

Adjective

carmim (plural carmins, comparable)

carmine (of the purplish red colour shade carmine)

Synonyms

carmesim, carminado, carmíneo

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