bermellón

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

bermellón m (uncountable)

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

Further reading

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