vermelhão
Portuguese, noun/veʁ.meˈʎɐ̃w̃/
vermelhão is spelled V-E-R-M-E-L-H-Ã-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 58,415th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vermelhão is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “vermilion (a vivid red pigment made of mercury sulfide)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does vermelhão mean in English?
adjective
- 1
vermilion (having a brilliant red colour)
noun
- 1
masculinevermilion (a vivid red pigment made of mercury sulfide)
- 2
masculinevermilion (a vivid red or slightly orange colour)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of vermelhão
- vermelhona feminine
- vermelhões masculine plural
- vermelhonas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vermelhão?
- Brazil /veʁ.meˈʎɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [veɦ.meˈʎɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vermelhão
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vermelhão in Portuguese?
vermelhão appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).