vermelho

Alternative forms

• vremeio (nonstandard, Caipira)
• vermeio (eye dialect, Caipira)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese vermello (“red”), from Vulgar Latin *vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect 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. Compare also Portuguese vermílio, which is a borrowed doublet.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨɾ.ˈmɐ(j).ʎu/, /vɨɾ.ˈme(j).ʎu/
• (Brazil)
  • (Paulista) IPA^(key): /veɹ.ˈme.ʎʊ/
  • (Carioca) IPA^(key): /vex.ˈme.ʎʊ/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /veɻ.ˈme.ʎo/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /veɻ.ˈme.jo/
  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /veɦ.ˈme.ʎʊ/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧me‧lho

Adjective

vermelho m (feminine singular vermelha, masculine plural vermelhos, feminine plural vermelhas, comparable)

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

Noun

vermelho m (plural vermelhos)

1. red (color)
2. red (socialist or communist)

Related terms

• avermelhar
• verme
• vermelhar

See also