🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

vermiglio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: vermiglio

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
vermilion/vəˈmɪliən/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14250 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il cielo si tinse di un acceso vermiglio."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A brilliant red or scarlet pigment made from mercuric sulfide, or a vivid red color.

    "The artist used a striking vermilion to capture the warmth of the sunset."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Middle English: from Old French vermillon, based on Latin vermiculus 'little worm', diminutive of vermis, because the dye was originally derived from the dried bodies of the kermes insect.

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