Kilo Lingo

red

/red/

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Translation

Having the colour of blood or of a ripe tomato.

Word origin

From Old English read, the common Germanic colour word.

Origin
Old English
Root
read

Examples

.

"Red" tells us the colour of the dress.

bright .

Here "red" describes the colour of the apple.

.

Here "red" describes a change of colour in his face.

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This word is part of lesson 13.