bermellón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French vermillon, ultimately from Latin vermiculus, diminutive of vermis (“worm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /beɾmeˈʝon/ [beɾ.meˈʝõn]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /beɾmeˈʎon/ [beɾ.meˈʎõn]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /beɾmeˈʃon/ [beɾ.meˈʃõn]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /beɾmeˈʒon/ [beɾ.meˈʒõn]

Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: ber‧me‧llón

Noun

bermellón m (uncountable)

vermillion (pigment)
Synonym: cinabrio
vermillion (color)

Further reading

“bermellón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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