red ochre

English

Noun

red ochre (countable and uncountable, plural red ochres)

1. A clay-like material, containing ferric oxide, used as a pigment.

Synonyms

• kokowai

Coordinate terms

• brown ochre
• purple ochre
• yellow ochre

Translations

clay-like material

• Finnish: punaokra
• Greek:

  Ancient: μίλτος f (míltos)

• Latin: rubrīca f
• Navajo: chííh
• Punjabi: ਗੇਰੂ m (gerū), ਗੇਰੀ f (gerī)
• Swedish: rödmylla c
• Tagalog: sanling