porpra

Catalan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈpor.pɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈpoɾ.pɾa]
  • Audio (Valencian)(file)
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan porpra, from Latin purpura, borrowed from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra). Doublet of the later borrowing púrpura. Compare Occitan porpra, French pourpre.

Adjective

porpra (invariable)

  1. purple
    Synonym: púrpura
  2. (heraldry) purpure

Noun

porpra f (plural porpres)

  1. purple
    Synonym: púrpura

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Possibly from Vulgar Latin porclaca, from Latin portulaca.

Noun

porpra f (plural porpres)

  1. annual mullein (Verbascum boerhavii)

See also
Colors in Catalan · colors (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      negre
             roig, vermell; carmesí              taronja; marró              groc; crema
             verd llima              verd             
             cian; xarxet              atzur              blau
             violat; indi              magenta; lila, porpra              rosa

References
  • “porpra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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