carminio

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /karˈmi.njo/
  • Rhymes: -injo
  • Hyphenation: car‧mì‧nio

Adjective

carminio (invariable)

  1. carmine, crimson

Noun

carminio m (plural carmini)

  1. carmine

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