carmín

/kaɾˈmin/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los carmines

Meaning

  1. lipstick

    • Se puso carmín rojo.

      She put on red lipstick.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

rouge à lèvres

rouge à lèvres is the French word for the same thing — both mean "lipstick."

Portuguese

batom

batom is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "lipstick."

Practice

1 What does carmín mean?

2 Fill the gap: Se puso ___ rojo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches carmín?

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