Pronounced: eh-suh-TER-ik, adj
Notes: I have used this word, but incorrectly, it appears. Do you know the meaning?
Yesterday’s word
The word coquelicot means, as an adjective, “of orangish-red or reddish-orange color”. As a noun, it refers to such a color.
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1700s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the French word coquelicot (red poppy), which came from its resemblance to the crest of a rooster — coq means “rooter”.
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