bermellón

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French vermillon, ultimately from Latin vermiculus, diminutive of vermis (worm).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /beɾmeˈʝon/ [beɾ.meˈʝõn]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /beɾmeˈʎon/ [beɾ.meˈʎõn]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /beɾmeˈʃon/ [beɾ.meˈʃõn]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /beɾmeˈʒon/ [beɾ.meˈʒõn]

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ber‧me‧llón

Noun

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bermellón m (uncountable)

  1. vermillion (pigment)
    Synonym: cinabrio
  2. vermillion (color)

Further reading

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