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indigo en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡoː/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
• ĭn'dĭgō (Received-Pronunciation)
• ĭn'dĭgō (US)
• /ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/ (US)
• /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡo/ (Scotland)

Etymology

16th century (as indico, modern spelling from the 17th century), Spanish índigo, Portuguese endego (modern índigo), or Dutch (via Portuguese) indigo, all from Latin indicum (“indigo”), from Ancient Greek ἰνδικόν (indikón, “Indian dye”), from Ἰνδία (Indía). Doublet of Indic.

Meanings

1. having a deep purplish-blue colour

Forms

Relateds

aniline · Baptisia tinctoria · rainbow · Saxon blue · anil

Translations (45)

cmn 靛藍 /靛蓝 (colour) · es añil (colour) · th คราม (colour) · fa نیلی (colour) · pt anil (colour) · nl indigo (colour) · ro indigo (colour) · it indaco (colour) · bg индиго (colour) · ja インジゴ (colour) · ka ინდიგოსფერი (colour) · fi indigonsininen (colour) · mk индиго (colour) · hi नील (colour) · tr indigo renkli (colour) · pl indygo (colour) · ru инди́говый (colour) · ky индиго (colour) · ko 남색 (colour) · ru цве́та инди́го (colour) · tr indigo (colour) · eo indiga (colour) · my မဲနယ် (colour) · ia indigo (colour) · mi tūāuri (colour) · nl indigoblauwe (colour) · pt índigo (colour) · be індыга (colour) · ko 남빛 (colour) · nl indigoblauw (colour) · ar نِيلِيّ (colour) · ko 쪽빛 (colour) · yi אינדיגאָ (colour) · de indigofarben (colour) · cmn 靛青 (colour) · fr indigo (colour) · mi tuauri (colour) · es índigo (colour) · fo indigo (colour) · is indígóblár (colour) · si ඉන්ඩිගෝ (colour) · uk індиго (colour) · pal 𐭭𐭩𐭫 (colour) · ja 藍色 (colour) · sv indigo (colour)

indigo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡoː/ (Wales) without the toe–tow merger
• ĭn'dĭgō (Received-Pronunciation)
• ĭn'dĭgō (US)
• /ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/ (US)
• /ˈɪn.dɪˌɡo/ (Scotland)

Etymology

16th century (as indico, modern spelling from the 17th century), Spanish índigo, Portuguese endego (modern índigo), or Dutch (via Portuguese) indigo, all from Latin indicum (“indigo”), from Ancient Greek ἰνδικόν (indikón, “Indian dye”), from Ἰνδία (Indía). Doublet of Indic.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A purplish-blue color.
2. (countable, uncountable) A greenish dark blue color; the color of indigo dye.
   • The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land. It rose in places, black and sharp against the velvety indigo, over her dipping bow, though most of the low littoral was wrapped in obscurity. 1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 6, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC:
3. (countable, uncountable) A blue-colored dye obtained from certain plants (indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.
4. (countable, uncountable) An indigo plant, such as from species in genera Indigofera, Amorpha (false indigo), Baptisia (wild indigo), and Psorothamnus and Dalea (indigo bush).
   • A Southern planter has been sowing indigo and cotton together. Perhaps he contemplates raising blue cotton; and should he wa­ter the plants with nitric acid, he would probably raise gun cotton—if any. 1846, editorial staff, “Growing Cotton”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 2, Issue 13, page 98:

Forms

Deriveds

Eastern indigo snake · false indigo · hendigo · indigoid · yellow false indigo · indigoferous · indigo bunting · indigo copper · false blue indigo · indigobird · Japanese indigo · indigo velvet worm · indogen · indigoberry · Natal indigo · wild indigo · indigo brown · indin · Birdsville indigo · Guatemalan indigo · Chinese indigo · indigo carmine · indigo blue · green indigo · indigo red · indigo bird · indium · indigogen · indigo white · indole · Indigo child · indigo snake

Relateds

indican · indium · induline · indicolite · indoxyl

Translations (133)

bg индиго (dye) · sh ìndigo (colour) · fi indigo (plant) · sh čìvit (dye) · pt anil (dye) · sh čìvit (colour) · cmn 靛藍 /靛蓝 (colour) · es índigo (dye) · ota چیویت (dye) · fi indigo (dye) · tg нил (colour) · sq ngjyrë blu-vjollcë (dye) · sq llullaq (colour) · hil anyil (colour) · gl anil (dye) · th คราม (colour) · bo རམས (dye) · tg нилобӣ (colour) · fr indigo (colour) · es añil (colour) · fi indigonsininen (dye) · ga indeagó (dye) · gd guirmean (colour) · fi sulkapensas (plant) · vi chàm (colour) · fa نیلی (colour) · bg индиго (colour) · hil anyil (dye) · la indicum (colour) · fa نیلگون (colour) · es añil (dye) · fi indigonsininen (colour) · ro indigo (colour) · fi indigo (colour) · es índigo (colour) · cs indigo (colour) · nl indigo (colour) · hi नील (colour) · gl anil (colour) · de Indigo (colour) · fi etelänherne (plant) · fi väri-indigo (Indgigofera tinctoria) (plant) · mk индиго (colour) · tr çivit mavisi (colour) · it indaco (colour) · lij éndego (colour) · pl indygo (dye) · gd guirmean (dye) · pam tayum (colour) · tg лоҷвард (colour) · sq çivit (colour) · bm gala (colour) · he אינדיגו (colour) · eo indigo (colour) · nv diłhiłgo dootłʼizh (colour) · mk чивит (colour) · cs indigovník (plant) · th คราม (dye) · tl indigo (colour) · id nila (colour) · yo ẹlu (plant) · ga plúirín (dye) · grc Ἰνδικόν (dye) · sq indigo (colour) · es turquí (colour) · sv indigo (dye) · tr indigo (colour) · ja インジゴ (colour) · cmn 靛藍 /靛蓝 (dye) · pam magingtayum (colour) · ml അമരി (plant) · ru инди́го (dye) · sh ìndigo (dye) · tl anyil (colour) · it indaco (dye) · hi नील (dye) · pt anil (colour) · az indiqo (colour) · xdq ахсинекк (colour) · ta கருநீலம் (colour) · kk индиго (dye) · hu indigó (colour) · ro indigo (plant) · gd guirmean (plant) · ko 남빛 (colour) · ar نِيلِيّ (colour) · yo ẹlu (dye) · pt índigo (dye) · mk чивит (dye) · tg нилоб (colour) · fa نیل (dye) · ja インジゴ (dye) · bo རམས (colour) · bho नील (dye) · ko 쪽빛 (colour) · sv indigoblå (colour) · ja 藍色 (dye) · id biru (colour) · gl índigo (colour) · tr indigo (dye) · cmn 靛青 (colour) · ota نیل (plant) · ro indigo (dye) · mg aika (colour) · bm galaji (dye) · tg индиго (colour) · gl índigo (dye) · mk индиго (dye) · pl indygo (colour) · ga indeagó (colour) · ca indi (colour) · ota نیل (dye) · ko 남색 (colour) · cmn 靛青 (dye) · ru инди́го (colour) · mt nir (colour) · fr indigo (dye) · vi thuốc nhuộm chàm (dye) · el ινδικό (colour) · de Indigo (dye) · ps نيلي (colour) · pl indygowiec (plant) · ms biru nila (colour) · pt índigo (colour) · ky индиго (dye) · yo ẹlu (colour) · vi bột chàm (dye) · ja 藍色 (colour) · tr çivit mavisi (dye) · tg нилгун (colour) · sq vjollcë (colour) · ca anyil (colour) · ota چیویت (plant)