Phrase guide

brick red

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of a warm brownish-red colour similar to that of red clay bricks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A warm brownish-red colour similar to that of red clay bricks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a bright reddish-brown color

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: reddish brown, sepia, burnt sienna, Venetian red, mahogany

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: цагля́ны (cahljány) — colour
  • Czech: cihlová — colour
  • Dutch: steenrood — colour
  • Finnish: tiilenpunainen — colour
  • French: rouge brique — colour
  • Hungarian: téglavörös — colour
  • Hungarian: téglaszínű — colour
  • Hungarian: téglaszín — colour
  • Irish: donnrua — colour
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mursteinsrød — colour
  • Polish: ceglasty — colour
  • Romanian: cărămiziu — colour
  • Russian: кирпи́чный (kirpíčnyj) — colour
  • Swedish: tegelröd — colour
  • Turkish: kiremit rengi — colour
  • Ukrainian: цегля́стий (cehljástyj) — colour
  • Ukrainian: цегли́стий (cehlýstyj) — colour
  • Ukrainian: цегляни́й (cehljanýj) — colour
  • Ukrainian: цегло́ви́й (cehlóvýj) — colour
  • Czech: cihlová — colour
  • Dutch: steenrood — colour
  • French: rouge brique — colour
  • Georgian: აგურისფერი (agurisperi) — colour
  • Irish: donnrua — colour
  • Mingrelian: ანგურაშფერი (angurašperi) — colour
  • Polish: kolor ceglasty — colour
  • Swedish: tegelrött — colour