INDIGO


Meaning of INDIGO in English

/ ˈɪndɪgəʊ; NAmE -goʊ/ adjective

very dark blue in colour :

an indigo sky

►  in·digo noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Portuguese índigo , via Latin from Greek indikon , from indikos Indian (dye), from India .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.