Kilo Lingo

pink

/pɪŋk/

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Translation

A pale colour made by mixing red and white, like many flowers.

Word origin

Named after the pink, a garden flower of this colour, first used in the 1700s.

Origin
English
Root
pink

Examples

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"Pink" tells us the colour of the dress.

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Here "pink" describes the colour of the skin.

flowers .

Here "pink" is the colour of the flowers.

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This word is part of lesson 13.