karmiininpunainen — meaning in English

English meaning

• carmine noun A deep purplish-red pigment or dye, traditionally made from crushed cochineal insects.
• cochineal noun A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).
• crimson noun A deep, rich red colour with a hint of blue or purple in it.

Senses

karmiininpunainen is used for these senses in English:

• carmine Of the purplish red colour shade carmine.
• carmine A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.
• cochineal Possessing a vivid red colour, as or as if produced from dyeing with cochineal dye (noun sense 2).
• crimson Having a deep red colour.
• crimson A deep, slightly bluish red.

carmine — full definition

1. noun A deep purplish-red pigment or dye, traditionally made from crushed cochineal insects.
2. adjective Of a deep purplish-red colour.

cochineal — full definition

1. noun A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).
2. noun A vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects.
3. noun The vivid red colour of this dye.

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