coloris

See also: colorís

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian colorito with change of suffix. By surface analysis, colorer +‎ -is. Related to couleur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.lɔ.ʁi/

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Noun

coloris m (plural coloris)

1. act of mixing colors
2. a mix of color
3. (figuratively) style, panache

Derived terms

• colorier
  • coloriage

Further reading

• “coloris”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

colōris

1. genitive singular of color

Portuguese

Verb

coloris

1. second-person plural present indicative of colorir