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quermes

  • [ˈkeɾmes]

Rhymes with eɾ.mes

noun

  1. Insecto hemíptero parecido a la cochinilla, que vive en la coscoja y cuya hembra forma las agallitas que dan el color de grana.
  2. Farmacia Mezcla, de color rojizo, de óxido y sulfuro de antimonio, que se empleaba como medicamento en las enfermedades respiratorias.

In English

  • kermes the insect or the dye — see also carmine

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@misc{quermes_2026,
  title = {quermes},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/quermes},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}