vermelho

Portuguese

vermelho

Alternative forms

• vremeio (nonstandard, Caipira)
• vermeio (eye dialect, Caipira)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese vermello (“red”), from Vulgar Latin *vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a type of scale insect used to make a crimson dye.

Cognate with Galician vermello, Spanish bermejo, Asturian bermeyu, Catalan vermell, Occitan vermelh, French vermeil and Italian vermiglio. Also related to English vermilion. Compare also Portuguese vermílio, which is a borrowed doublet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɨɾ.ˈmɐ(j).ʎu/, /vɨɾ.ˈme(j).ʎu/
• IPA^(key): /veʁ.ˈme.ʎu/
  • IPA^(key): /veɹ.ˈme.ʎʊ/
  • IPA^(key): /vex.ˈme.ʎʊ/
  • IPA^(key): /veɻ.ˈme.ʎo/
  • IPA^(key): /veɻ.ˈme.jo/
  • IPA^(key): /veɦ.ˈme.ʎʊ/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧me‧lho

Adjective

1. red (having red as its color)
2. red (socialist or communist)

Noun

vermelho m (plural vermelhos)

1. red (color)
2. red (socialist or communist)

Related terms

• avermelhar
• verme
• vermelhar

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo, cândido	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro, atro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde	verde-água; verde-menta
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul-celeste	azul, índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque