carmoisin

noun

car·​moi·​sin

¦kärmˌwä¦zēn,

(ˈ)kär¦mȯizᵊn

plural -s

: azo rubine

Word History

Etymology

probably from German karmoisin carmine, alteration (influenced by French cramoisi crimson) of karmesin, from obsolete Italian carmesino, modification of Arabic qirmizī kermes-colored, from qirmiz kermes

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