scharlaken

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Old French escarlate (12c., modern écarlate), from Medieval Latin scarlatum (“scarlet, cloth of scarlet”), from Persian سقرلات (saqerlât, “a kind of rich cloth”), a variant of Arabic سِقِلَّات (siqillāt, “scarlet cloth, rich cloth”), of unknown origin (probably ultimately Persian). === Pronunciation === === Noun === scharlaken n (plural scharlakens, diminutive scharlakentje n) (originally) a scarlet laken (woollen cloth) (often) scarlet (the color) ==== Derived terms ==== scharlakenkoorts m or f scharlakenrood n scharlakens (adjective) ==== Descendants ==== → Papiamentu: scharlak (dated) === References === M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch] scarlet in Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001