purpurin
French, adjective\pyʁ.py.ʁɛ̃\
purpurin is spelled P-U-R-P-U-R-I-N (8 letters). Purpurin is a French adjective meaning “purplish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui approche de la couleur de la pourpre”.
What does purpurin mean in English?
adjective
- 1
purplish
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui approche de la couleur de la pourpre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of purpurin
- purpurine feminine
- purpurins masculine plural
- purpurines feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce purpurin?
- \pyʁ.py.ʁɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.