kermès

See also: kermes, Kermes, and kermés

French

Etymology

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

Ultimately from Persian قرمز (qermez). Compare English kermes. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛʁ.mɛs/

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Noun

kermès m (plural kermès)

1. kermes oak

Further reading

• “kermès”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.