vermejura

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• uermeiura (non-standardized spelling)

Etymology

From vermejo (“red”) +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βeɾmeˈʒuɾa/

Noun

vermejura f (usually uncountable)

1. redness
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 3v:

     […] pero la uerdura della es tan flaca que tira a amariello. ⁊ otroſſi la uermeiura es tan poca que ſemeia al agua dela carne quando la echan en ſal.

     […] but its greenness is so faint that it is more like yellow, and its redness so little that it is like meat juice when mixed with salt.

Descendants

• Spanish: bermejura