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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespourpre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /puʁpʁ/
"Le ciel est teinté de pourpre au coucher du soleil."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A color intermediate between red and blue.
"The sunset painted the sky in brilliant shades of orange and purple."
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Of a color intermediate between red and blue.
"She wore a stunning purple dress to the gala."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'purple', 'purpul', and Latin 'purpura', which originates from the ancient Greek 'porphura', referring to the Mediterranean mollusc that produced the prized Tyrian purple dye. Historically associated with royalty and imperial power due to the extreme rarity and costliness of extracting the dye.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Purple" is said worldwide
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pourpre
Transliteration: /puʁpʁ/
"Le ciel est teinté de pourpre au coucher du soleil."
lila
Transliteration: /ˈliːla/
"Sie trägt heute einen lila Pullover."
viola
Transliteration: /ˈvjɔ.la/
"I fiori nel giardino sono di colore viola."
morado
Transliteration: /moˈɾa.ðo/
"Compré una chaqueta de color morado."
roxo
Transliteration: /ˈʁo.ʒu/
"As uvas maduras têm uma cor roxa escura."
बैंगनी
Transliteration: baingani
"मुझे बैंगनी रंग बहुत पसंद है।"
紫色
Transliteration: zǐ sè
"这朵花是紫色的。"
보라색
Transliteration: borasaek
"그는 보라색 셔츠를 입고 있다."
紫
Transliteration: murasaki
"彼女は紫色のスカーフを巻いている。"
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