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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespourpre rougeâtre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: puʁpʁ ʁuʒa.tʁ
"La fleur a une belle couleur pourpre rougeâtre."
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 purpura from Greek porphyra) and 'red' (from Old English rēad, of Germanic origin). The suffix '-ish' is added to indicate a characteristic color blend, common in English color terminology since the Middle English period.
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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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