porpra

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpor.pɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈpoɾ.pɾa]

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Inherited from Old Catalan porpra, from Latin purpura, borrowed from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra). Doublet of the later borrowing púrpura. Compare Occitan porpra, French pourpre.

porpra (invariable)

1. purple

   Synonym: púrpura

2. (heraldry) purpure

porpra f (plural porpres)

1. purple

   Synonym: púrpura

Uncertain. Possibly from Vulgar Latin porclaca, from Latin portulaca.

porpra f (plural porpres)

1. annual mullein (Verbascum boerhavii)

• “porpra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.