bermejo

== Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish vermejo (“red”), from Vulgar Latin *vermiclus, syncopated form of Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to Kermes vermilio, a species of scale insect used to make a crimson dye. Compare Portuguese vermelho. Compare also Proto-Slavic *čьrvenъ (“red”), which is a passive participle of *čьrviti (“to dye using *čьrvь”), where *čьrvь is a kind of worm used as a red dye. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beɾˈmexo/ [beɾˈme.xo] Rhymes: -exo Syllabification: ber‧me‧jo === Adjective === bermejo (feminine bermeja, masculine plural bermejos, feminine plural bermejas) reddish, vermilion russet, auburn === Noun === bermejo m (plural bermejos) (obsolete) red color === Further reading === “bermejo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025