Carmine Definition
kärmĭn, -mīn
noun
A strong to vivid red.
American Heritage
A red or purplish-red pigment obtained mainly from cochineal.
Webster's New World
Its color.
Webster's New World
adjective
Red or purplish-red; crimson.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Carmine
Noun
Singular:
carmine
Plural:
carminesOrigin of Carmine
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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.
From Wiktionary
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French carmin from Medieval Latin carminium probably blend of Arabic qirmiz kermes kermes and Latin minium cinnabar minium
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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