garança

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French garance,[1][2] from Old French garance, warance, from Frankish *wratja, from Proto-Germanic *wratjō (“red dye”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈɾɐ̃.sɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡaˈɾɐ̃.sa/

Noun

garança f (plural garanças)

  1. madder (Rubia tinctorum, a herbaceous plant)
    Synonyms: ruiva-dos-tintureiros, ruiva
  2. alizarin; madder (red dye extracted from madder root)
    Synonym: alizarina

References
  1. “garança” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. “garança” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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