Carmine

Origin

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.

Full definition of carmine

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.

Synonyms

• (pigment) crimson, cochineal, C.I. 75470, E120

Adjective

adjective

1. of the purplish red colour shade carmine.

Anagrams

• Crimean