carmoisin
noun
car·moi·sin
¦kärmˌwä¦zēn,
(ˈ)kär¦mȯizᵊn
plural -s
: azo rubine
Word History
Etymology
probably from German karmoisin carmine, alteration (influenced by French cramoisi crimson) of karmesin, from obsolete Italian carmesino, modification of Arabic qirmizī kermes-colored, from qirmiz kermes