Galician

Adjective

vermello m (feminine singular vermella, masculine plural vermellos, feminine plural vermellas)

1. red (colour)

Derived terms

• infravermello

See also

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus ‎(“little worm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βeɾ.ˈme.ʎo/

Adjective

vermello m ‎(plural vermellos, feminine vermella, feminine plural vermellas)

1. red
   • 1198, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Paio Soares de Taveirós, A 38: No mundo non me sei parella (facsimile)

     […] mia ſennor branca e / uermella.

     […] my lady of white skin and / reddish face.

Descendants

• Galician: vermello
• Portuguese: vermelho

See also