# vermelho
## Galician
### Noun

vermelho m (plural vermelhos, reintegrationist norm)
* reintegrationist spelling of vermello

### References

* “vermelho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* vermello

### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /βeɾ.ˈme.ʎo/

### Adjective

vermelho m (plural vermelhos, feminine vermelha, feminine plural vermelhas)
* red
** 1198, Cancioneiro da Ajuda, Paio Soares de Taveirós, A 38: No mundo non me sei parella (facsimile)
    […] mia ſennoꝛ bꝛanca e / uermella. […] my lady of white skin and / reddish face.

#### Descendants

* Galician: vermello
* Portuguese: vermelho (see there for further descendants)

### See also

Colors in Old Galician-Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text) :
| branco, blanco, alvo | gris | negro, preto |
| vermelho | castanho | amarelo |
| | verde | |
| | | azur |
| | cardẽo | rosa |

### Further reading

* Universo Cantigas - "vermelho, vermelha"

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese vermelho (“red”), from Vulgar Latin *vermiclus, from Latin vermiculus (“little worm”), from vermis (“worm”), ultimately in reference to a scale insect of species Kermes vermilio, used to make a crimson dye.
Cognate with Galician vermello, Spanish bermejo, Asturian bermeyu, Catalan vermell, Occitan vermelh, French vermeil and Italian vermiglio. Also related to English vermilion. Doublet of vermículo, which was borrowed.

#### Alternative forms

* vremeio (nonstandard, Caipira)
* vermeio (eye dialect, Caipira)

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /veʁˈme.ʎu/ [veɦˈme.ʎu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /veʁˈme.ʎu/ [veɦˈme.ʎu]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /veɾˈme.ʎu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /veʁˈme.ʎu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /veɻˈme.ʎo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /vɨɾˈmɐ(j).ʎu/
* (Portugal) IPA: /vɨɾˈmɐ(j).ʎu/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /bɨɾˈme.ʎu/
** (Central Portugal) IPA: /vɨɾˈme.ʎu/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /vɨɾˈme.ʎu/
* (Caipira Brazil) IPA: /veɻ.ˈme.jo/
* (Northeast Brazil) IPA: /veɦ.ˈme.ʎʊ/
* Audio (Northern Portugal):(file)
* Rhymes: -eʎu
* Hyphenation: ver‧me‧lho

#### Adjective

vermelho (feminine vermelha, masculine plural vermelhos, feminine plural vermelhas, diminutive vermelhinho)
* red (having red as its color)
* red (socialist or communist)

#### Noun

vermelho m (plural vermelhos)
* red (color)
* red (socialist or communist)
* (sports) red card

#### Derived terms

* avermelhar
* vermelhar

#### Related terms

* verme

#### Descendants

* Guinea-Bissau Creole: burmedju
* Korlai Creole Portuguese: birmel
* Kristang: bremelu

#### See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text) :
| branco, alvo, cândido | cinza, gris, cinzento | preto, negro, atro |
| vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim | laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom | amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre |
| verde-limão | verde | verde-água; verde-menta |
| ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo | azul-bebê, azul-celeste | azul, índigo, anil |
| violeta, lilás | magenta; roxo, púrpura | rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque |

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

vermelho
* first-person singular present indicative of vermelhar