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cochineal

/ˈkɒtʃɪniːl/

/ˈkɑːtʃəˌnil/

cochinealsubstantiv

cochineals

Pl.

Übersetzungen

Cochineal is used as a natural dye in food and cosmetics.

Кошениль используется как натуральный краситель в пище и косметике.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Definitionen

A red dye made from the dried bodies of female cochineal insects.

The vibrant red color of the fabric was achieved using cochineal.

The insect itself, from which the dye is derived, native to tropical and subtropical South America and Mexico.

Cochineal insects are cultivated on cactus plants for their valuable dye.

A vivid red colour resembling that produced by cochineal dye.

The artist mixed a shade of cochineal into the sunset sky on the canvas.

Synonyme

red dye

crimson dye

cochinealadjektiv

more cochineal

Komp.

most cochineal

Super.

/ˈkɒtʃɪniːl/

/ˈkɑːtʃəˌnil/

Used attributively to describe things colored with cochineal; functions as a descriptive color adjective.

Definitionen

Dyed with or having the bright red colour of cochineal.

She wore a cochineal scarf that stood out against the snow.

Synonyme

deep red