paars

Dutch (Brabantic)

/paːrs/

adj
Definitions
  • purple
  • (politics) relating to cooperation between liberals and social democrats of the third way

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch paers derived from Middle French pers (dark violet, blue-grey) derived from Latin persus.

Origin

Latin

persus

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