carmesí
Spanish, noun/kaɾmeˈsi/
carmesí is spelled C-A-R-M-E-S-Í (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 35,389th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Carmesí is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “crimson” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tela de seda teñida de este color”.
What does carmesí mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinecrimson
noun
- 1
masculinecrimson
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Polvo de los huevos secos de la cochinilla de las encinas (Kermes vermilio), usado antiguamente como pigmento de color rojo vivo. 2. Tela de seda teñida de este color.
adjective: 1. Color de este pigmento.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of carmesí
- carmesíes feminine masculine plural
- carmesís feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce carmesí?
- /kaɾmeˈsi/
- [kaɾ.meˈsi]
- [kaɾmeˈsi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to carmesí
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is carmesí in Spanish?
carmesí appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).