pourpre

From Old French, from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra).

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pourpre m (plural pourpres)

1. burgundy (purple color)
2. rich, purple fabric
3. (heraldry) purpure; purple color as used in heraldry
4. (by extension, obsolete) power, authority

pourpre (invariable)

1. burgundy in color

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

• pouorpe

From Old French, from Latin purpura, from Ancient Greek πορφύρα (porphúra).

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pourpre m or f

1. (Jersey) purple