porpra

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpor.pɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpoɾ.pɾa]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan porpra, from Latin purpura, borrowed from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra). Doublet of the later borrowing púrpura. Compare Occitan porpra, French pourpre.

Adjective

porpra (invariable)

1. purple

   Synonym: púrpura

2. (heraldry) purpure

Noun

porpra f (plural porpres)

1. purple

   Synonym: púrpura

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Possibly from Vulgar Latin porclaca, from Latin portulaca.

Noun

porpra f (plural porpres)

1. annual mullein (Verbascum boerhavii)

See also

Colors in Catalan · colors (layout · text)

blanc	gris	negre
roig, vermell; carmesí	taronja; marró	groc; crema
verd llima	verd
cian; xarxet	atzur	blau
violat; indi	magenta; lila, porpra	rosa

References

• “porpra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.