alquermes

Portuguese

Alternative forms

quermes

Etymology

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

From Arabic الْقِرْمِز (al-qirmiz).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈkɛʁ.mis/ [aʊ̯ˈkɛɦ.mis]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /awˈkɛɾ.mis/ [aʊ̯ˈkɛɾ.mis]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /awˈkɛʁ.miʃ/ [aʊ̯ˈkɛʁ.miʃ]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /awˈkɛɻ.mis/ [aʊ̯ˈkɛɻ.mis]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈkɛʁ.mes/ [aʊ̯ˈkɛɦ.mes]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈkɛɾ.mɨʃ/ [aɫˈkɛɾ.mɨʃ]

Noun

alquermes m (invariable)

alkermes (desiccated bodies of female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio insects)
alkermes (red Italian liqueur)

Further reading

“alquermes”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“alquermes”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026