índigo

See also: indigo, Indigo, indigó, and indīgo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin indicum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.d͡ʒi.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈĩ.di.ɡu/ [ˈĩ.di.ɣu]

• Hyphenation: ín‧di‧go

Adjective

índigo (invariable)

1. indigo

   Synonym: anil

Noun

índigo m (uncountable)

1. indigo

   Synonym: anil

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo, cândido	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro, atro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor-de-laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo, lúteo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde, verde claro
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul céu, azul-celeste	azul,índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

Spanish

índigo

Etymology

Early variation of índico, from Latin indicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈindiɡo/ [ˈĩn̪.d̪i.ɣ̞o]
• Rhymes: -indiɡo
• Syllabification: ín‧di‧go

Noun

índigo m (plural índigos)

1. (color) indigo

   Synonym: añil

2. indigo (plant)

Adjective

índigo (invariable)

1. indigo

See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)

blanco	gris	negro
rojo; carmín, carmesí	naranja, anaranjado; marrón	amarillo; crema
lima	verde	menta
cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo	celeste, cerúleo	azul
violeta; añil, índigo	magenta; morado, púrpura	rosa

Further reading

• “índigo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014