cramoisi
Syllable Decomposition
cramoisiborrowed (13th century) via Spanish carmesi from Arabic قرمز qirmiz (kermes, a Mediterranean insect from which a deep red dye was extracted), ultimately derived from Sanskrit कृमिज, kṛmija, composed of कृमि, kṛ́mi ('worm') and ज, ja ('made of, produced from') meaning 'red pigment produced by a worm'.
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See also
cramoisière (cn.) cramoisi (v.) cramoisis (adj.) cramoisis (v.) cramoisie (adj.) cramoisie (v.) cramoisies (adj.)