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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfúcsia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈfu.sjɐ/
"O vestido dela é de um tom fúcsia brilhante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A vivid purplish-red color resembling the petals of certain fuchsia flowers.
"She wore a striking fuxia dress that stood out at the celebration." - 2
Alternative spelling of fuchsia, referring to a genus of flowering plants with drooping tubular flowers.
"The balcony was decorated with blooming pots of fuxia."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the modern Spanish spelling variant of the vibrant pinkish-purple color, named in honor of the 16th-century German botanist Leonhart Fuchs. The botanical genus name Fuchsia was Latinized and later adopted across European languages to describe both the plant and its distinct bright hue.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Fuxia" is said worldwide
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fuchsia
Transliteration: /fyk.sja/
"Elle porte une écharpe fuchsia."
Fuchsienrot
Transliteration: /ˈfʊksi̯ənˌʁoːt/
"Die Bluse hat eine leuchtende fuchsienrote Farbe."
fucsia
Transliteration: /ˈfutʃ.ʃa/
"Ha dipinto la parete di colore fucsia."
fucsia
Transliteration: /ˈfuk.sja/
"El color fucsia es muy llamativo y alegre."
fúcsia
Transliteration: /ˈfu.sjɐ/
"O vestido dela é de um tom fúcsia brilhante."
फुशिया
Transliteration: phushiya
"उसने फुशिया रंग की कमीज पहनी थी।"
紫红色
Transliteration: zǐ hóng sè
"这朵花的颜色非常鲜艳的紫红色。"
푸시 라
Transliteration: pusila
Script: 푸시라
"그녀는 선명한 푸시라 색 가방을 들고 있다."
フューシャ
Transliteration: fyūsha
"彼女はフューシャピンクのドレスを着ていた。"
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