Carmine Definition

kärmĭn, -mīn
noun
A strong to vivid red.
American Heritage
A red or purplish-red pigment obtained mainly from cochineal.
Webster's New World
Its color.
Webster's New World
adjective
Red or purplish-red; crimson.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Carmine

Noun

Singular:
carmine
Plural:
carmines

Origin of Carmine

  • From French carmin, from irregular Medieval Latin carminium, itself from Arabic قرمز (qirmiz, “crimson, kermes”) (from Sanskrit कृमिज (kṛmija, “produced by worms”), from कृमि (kṛ́mi, “worm, insect”)), plus or with influence from Latin minium.

    From Wiktionary

  • French carmin from Medieval Latin carminium probably blend of Arabic qirmiz kermes kermes and Latin minium cinnabar minium

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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