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English

Etymology
From French mauve#French|mauve, from Latin malva, �mallow�, which has a purple colour. First coined in 1856 by the chemist w:William Henry Perkin|William Henry Perkin, when he accidentally created the first aniline dye.

Pronunciation
IPA|/m��v/
audio|en-us-mauve.ogg|Audio (US)
audio|en-us-mauve2.ogg|Audio (US) (alternate)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��v|-��v

Noun
en-noun

1. historical A bright purple synthetic dye.
2. colour The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet color|colour.

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Quotations
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Translations
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Dutch: mauve n, paars n
Finnish: malvanväri
French: mauve#French|mauve m
Greek: μ�β (mov), ι�δε� (iódhes), μαβί (maví), �ο����� (porfiró)
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Ido: malva
Italian: malva
Spanish: malva
Japanese: ���� (m�buiro), ��� (fujiiro)
Vietnamese: (màu) cẩm quỳ
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Adjective
en-adj

1. colour having a pale purple colour.

Quotations
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Translations
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Dutch: mauve, paars
Finnish: malvanvärinen
Japanese: ����� (m�buiro no), ���� (fujiiro no)
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Russian: �озова�о-лилов�й
Vietnamese: (màu) cẩm quỳ
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See also
Wiktionary Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/mov/

Etymology 1
From Latin malva, �mallow�, which has a purple colour.

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. mallow

fr-noun|m

1. mauve#English|mauve

Adjective
fr-adj|feminine=mauve

1. mauve#English|mauve

Etymology 2
Cognate with mouette, Old English mæw, English mew, German Möwe, Polish mewa

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. mew, gull, seagull

Synonyms
mouette f
goéland m

Related terms
mauviette f
mauvis m

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Category:Colors
Category:Purples

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