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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrosso porpora
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈrosso ˈpɔrpora
"Il tramonto tingeva il cielo di rosso porpora."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Of a red color with a noticeable tinge or hue of purple.
"The autumn leaves displayed a brilliant purplish red hue before falling."
- 1
A color intermediate between purple and red.
"She chose a deep purplish red for the accent wall in the living room."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of purple (from Old English purpul, via Latin purpureus from Greek porphyra) and red (from Old English rēad, of Germanic origin). The compound describes intermediate color hues blending blue-red tones with crimson spectrums, heavily utilized in artistic, botanical, and textile nomenclature.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Purplish red" is said worldwide
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pourpre rougeâtre
Transliteration: puʁpʁ ʁuʒa.tʁ
"La fleur a une belle couleur pourpre rougeâtre."
purpurrot
Transliteration: ˈpʊʁpuʁˌʁoːt
"Das Kleid hatte einen eleganten purpurroten Ton."
rosso porpora
Transliteration: ˈrosso ˈpɔrpora
"Il tramonto tingeva il cielo di rosso porpora."
morado rojizo
Transliteration: moˈɾado roˈhixo
"El vino tinto tiene reflejos de color morado rojizo."
roxo avermelhado
Transliteration: ˈʁoʃu a.vɛʁ.miˈʎadu
"As frutas silvestres têm um tom roxo avermelhado."
बैंगनी-लाल
Transliteration: baingani-lal
Script: बैंगनी-लाल रंग
"उसकी पोशाक का रंग बैंगनी-लाल था।"
紫红色
Transliteration: zǐ hóng sè
"这朵花的颜色是迷人的紫红色。"
자홍색
Transliteration: jahongsaek
"그녀는 자홍색 스카프를 매고 있었다."
紫紅色
Transliteration: shikōshoku
"庭のバラが美しい紫紅色を帯びている。"
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