porpora

Italian (Fiorentino)

noun
Definitions
  • Tyrian purple (dyestuff)
  • (disease) purpura
  • (heraldry) purpure
  • purple, crimson

Etymology

Inherited from Latin purpura (purple, purple dye, shellfish) derived from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (purple dye, purple-fish, purple fish, Tyrian purple color and dye, murex).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πορφύρα

Gloss

purple dye, purple-fish, purple fish, Tyrian purple color and dye, murex

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