vermelho
Galician
Noun
vermelho m (plural vermelhos)
- reintegrationist spelling of vermello
References
- “vermelho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
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 vermículo, which is a borrowed doublet.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /veʁˈme.ʎu/ [veɦˈme.ʎu]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /veɾˈme.ʎu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /veʁˈme.ʎu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /veɻˈme.ʎo/
- (Caipira Brazil) IPA(key): /veɻ.ˈme.jo/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /veɦ.ˈme.ʎʊ/
- Hyphenation: ver‧me‧lho
Adjective
vermelho (feminine vermelha, masculine plural vermelhos, feminine plural vermelhas)
- red (having red as its color)
- red (socialist or communist)
Noun
vermelho m (plural vermelhos)
- red (color)
- red (socialist or communist)
Related terms
- avermelhar
- verme
- vermelhar
See also
| branco, alvo, cândido | cinza, gris, cinzento | preto, negro, atro |
| vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim | laranja, cor-de-laranja; castanho, marrom | amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre |
| verde-limão | verde, verde claro | |
| ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo | azul céu, azul-celeste | azul,índigo, anil |
| violeta, lilás | magenta; roxo, púrpura | rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque |