English Explanatory Dictionary

carmine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.
  2. A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.
adj
  1. Of the purplish red colour shade carmine.
name
  1. A male given name from Italian.
  2. A surname from Italian.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑːmaɪn/ /ˈkɑɹmaɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-carmine.wav

Word forms

carmine carmines

Etymology

PIE word *kʷŕ̥mis From French carmin, from irregular Medieval Latin carminium, itself from Arabic قِرْمِز (qirmiz, “crimson, kermes”) from Persian *کرمست (*kermest), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš (“worm”), plus or with influence from Latin minium. Compare crimson and kermes.

Synonyms

crimson cochineal C.I. 75470 E120

Derived words

acetocarmine azocarmine carmalum carminated carmined carmine red carminic indigo carmine paracarmine picrocarmine

Translations

Armenian: որդան կարմիր Bulgarian: кармин Catalan: carmí Chinese Mandarin: 洋紅 /洋红 Czech: karmín Dutch: karmijn Dutch: karmozijn Esperanto: karmino Finnish: karmiini German: Karmin Greek: καρμίνη Hebrew: כַּרְמִיל Hindi: क़िरमिज़ Hindi: क़िरमिज़ी Hindi: किरमिजी Hungarian: kármin Ido: karmino Italian: carminio Latin: cocceus Polish: karmin Portuguese: carmim Portuguese: carmesim Romanian: carmin Romanian: cârmâz Romanian: coșenilă Russian: карми́н Spanish: carmín Turkish: karmin
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