COCHINEAL


Meaning of COCHINEAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-chə-ˌnēl, ˈkō- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French & Spanish; Middle French cochenille, from Old Spanish cochinilla cochineal insect

Date: 1582

1. : a red dye consisting of the dried bodies of female cochineal insects

2. : cochineal insect

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