alquermes

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === quermes === Etymology === From Arabic الْقِرْمِز (al-qirmiz). === Pronunciation === === Noun === alquermes m (invariable) alkermes (desiccated bodies of female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio insects) alkermes (red Italian liqueur) === Further reading === “alquermes”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alquermes”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026