cochineal

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɒt͡ʃɪˈniːl/
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• General-American: /ˌkɑt͡ʃɪˈni(ə)l/
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• General-American: /ˈkɑt͡ʃəˌni(ə)l/
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• rhymes with -iːl
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The noun is borrowed from Middle French cochenille (modern French cochenille), from Italian cocciniglia or Spanish cochinilla; further etymology uncertain, possibly from Latin coccineus, coccinus (“scarlet-dyed; scarlet in colour”) (whence Italian coccineo (“scarlet in colour”)) + Italian -iglia (suffix forming collective nouns), Spanish -illa (“diminutive suffix”). Coccinus is derived from Ancient Greek κόκκῐνος (kókkĭnos, “scarlet; (figurative) blushing”, adjective), from κόκκος (kókkos, “kermes oak (Quercus coccifera); insect of the genus Kermes living on the oak; scarlet dye made from crushed kermes insects”) (possibly from Pre-Greek) + -ῐνος (-ĭnos, suffix forming adjectives). According to the Oxford English Dictionary, cochineal is not derived from Spanish cochinilla (“pill bug, especially the common pill bug (Armadillidium vulgare)”), a diminutive of cochina (“female pig, sow”) (from the animal’s shape), which coincidentally has the same spelling as cochinilla (“cochineal”). The adjective is derived from the noun.

77 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Finnish: karmiininpunainen — possessing a vivid red colour
• Arabic: دودة قرمزية — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Azerbaijani: koşenil — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Basque: kotxinilla — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Basque: kukurutxa — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Belarusian: кашаніль (kašanilʹ) — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Catalan: cotxinilla — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Catalan: caparreta — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Chinese Cantonese: 呀囒米 /呀𪢠米 (ngaa4 laan1 mai5) — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Chinese Cantonese: 胭脂蟲 /胭脂虫 (jin1 zi1 cung4) — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Chinese Mandarin: 胭脂蟲 /胭脂虫 (yānzhichóng, yānzhīchóng) — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Czech: červec nopálový — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Czech: nopálovec karmínový — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Danish: cochenillelus — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Dutch: cochenilleluis — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Esperanto: koĉo — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Estonian: kilptäi — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Finnish: kokenillikirva — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• French: cochenille — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• North Frisian: cochenille — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• North Frisian: cochenillelüs — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Galician: cochinilla — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Georgian: კოშენილი (ḳošenili) — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• German: Cochenille — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• German: Cochenillelaus — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• German: Cochenilleschildlaus — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Greek: κοχενίλη (kocheníli) — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Hebrew: כנימת קוכיניאל — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Hindi: क़िरमिज़ (qirmiz) — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Hungarian: bíborbogár — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Hungarian: bíbortetű — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Hungarian: pirék — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Irish: carnaid — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Italian: cocciniglia — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Japanese: コチニールカイガラムシ (kochinīrukaigaramushi) — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Japanese: 臙脂虫 (enjimushi) — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Korean: 깍지벌레 (kkakjibeolle) — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Korean: 연지벌레 (yeonjibeolle) — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Norwegian Bokmål: cochenillelus — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Persian: قرمزدانه مکزیکی — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Polish: czerwiec kaktusowy — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Portuguese: cochinilha — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Portuguese: cochonilha — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Russian: кошени́ль (košenílʹ) — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Slovene: košeniljka — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Spanish: cochinilla — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Swedish: koschenillsköldlus — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Tamil: ஈயன்மூதாய் (īyaṉmūtāy) — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Ukrainian: кошені́ль (košenílʹ) — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Ukrainian: черве́ць (červécʹ) — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Vietnamese: bọ yên chi — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Vietnamese: rệp son — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Welsh: cochbryf — scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus
• Armenian: որդան կարմիր (ordan karmir) — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Bulgarian: кармин (karmin) — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Catalan: cotxinilla — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Chinese Mandarin: 胭脂蟲紅 /胭脂虫红 (yānzhīchónghóng) — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Esperanto: koĉenilo — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Estonian: košenill — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Finnish: kokkiniili — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Finnish: karmiini — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• French: cochenille — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Greek: κοχενίλη (kocheníli) — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Hindi: क़िरमिज़ (qirmiz) — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Hungarian: kárminsav — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Hungarian: kárminvörös — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Italian: cocciniglia — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Japanese: コチニール (kochinīru) — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Korean: 코치닐 (kochinil) — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Classical Nahuatl: nōcheztli — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Polish: koszenila — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Russian: кошени́ль (košenílʹ) — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Spanish: cochinilla — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Spanish: grana — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Swedish: koschenill — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Ukrainian: кошені́ль (košenílʹ) — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye
• Welsh: cochbryf — vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects; vivid red colour of this dye