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verdigris

noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈvɝ.də.ɡɹis/
  • General-American: /ˈvɝ.də.ɡɹi/
  • General-American: /ˈvɝ.də.ɡɹɪs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A blue-green patina or rust that forms on copper-containing metals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: aerugo, green brass

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Copper acetate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, dated, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Spanish green

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The color of this patina or material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Spanish green

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To cover, or coat, with verdigris.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: patina

6

noun

Meaning 6

a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cupric acetate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pigment

7

verb

Meaning 7

color verdigris

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in

History

Etymology

From Middle English vertegrece, verdegres, from Old French verte grez (literally “acidic green”), an alteration of older verte de Grece (literally “green of Greece”). The modern French writing of this word is vert-de-gris (literally “green of gray”).

Across languages

Translations

83 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ժանգառ (žangaṙ) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Assamese: কঁহ (kõh) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Basque: gardinga — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Breton: mergl-kouevr — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Bulgarian: зеленясване (zelenjasvane) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Bulgarian: патина (patina) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Catalan: verdet — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Chinese Mandarin: 铜绿 (tónglǜ) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Czech: měděnka — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Danish: ir — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Dutch: groenspaan — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Esperanto: verdigro — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Faroese: eirdømi — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Faroese: árdømi — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Faroese: eiring — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Finnish: patina — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • French: vert-de-gris — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • German: Grünspan — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Ancient Greek: ἰός χαλκοῦ (iós khalkoû) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Ancient Greek: ἰός (iós) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Hindi: ज़ंगार (zaṅgār) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Hindi: पितराई (pitrāī) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Hindi: काई (kāī) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Hindi: ताम्रकिट्ट (tāmrakiṭṭ) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Hungarian: rézrozsda — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Hungarian: patina — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Icelandic: spanskgræna — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Icelandic: eirgræna — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Icelandic: spansgræna — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Ido: verdigriso — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Irish: glasar — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Italian: verderame — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Japanese: 緑青 (rokushō) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Khmer: ច្រែះ (creh) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Korean: 녹청 (nokcheong) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Central Kurdish: ژەنگ (jeng) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Latin: aerūgō — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Norwegian Bokmål: irr — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eir — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eir — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Persian: زنگار (zangâr) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Polish: grynszpan — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Polish: patyna — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Polish: śniedź — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Portuguese: azinhavre — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Portuguese: verdete — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Russian: ярь-медя́нка (jarʹ-medjánka) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Russian: медя́нка (medjánka) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Scottish Gaelic: meirg-umha — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Sicilian: virdirramu — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Slovak: medenka — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Tamil: களிம்பு (kaḷimpu) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Tamil: துரு (turu) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Tashelhit: taluft (Souss-Massa) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Spanish: cardenillo — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Swedish: ärg — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Tagalog: taeng-tanso — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Tagalog: taing-tanso — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Telugu: కిలము (kilamu) — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Turkish: bakır pası — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Turkish: jengâr — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Vietnamese: gỉ đồng — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Walloon: vert-di-gris — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Welsh: rhwd copr — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Welsh: rhwd gwyrdd — blue-green patina on copper and copper alloys
  • Polish: grynszpan — copper acetate
  • Polish: patyna — copper acetate
  • Portuguese: verdete — copper acetate
  • Tamil: களிம்பு (kaḷimpu) — copper acetate
  • Catalan: verdet — color
  • Finnish: espanjanvihreä — color
  • Finnish: kuparinvihreä — color
  • Japanese: 緑青色 (rokushōiro) — color
  • Classical Nahuatl: quilpālli — color
  • Norwegian Bokmål: verdigris — color
  • Norwegian Bokmål: spanskgrønt — color
  • Polish: grynszpan — color
  • Polish: patyna — color
  • Swedish: spanskgrönt — color
  • Swedish: koppargrönt — color
  • Vietnamese: màu xanh đồng — color
  • Vietnamese: màu gỉ đồng — color
  • Welsh: gwyrddlas — color
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