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pourpre

/puʁpʁ/

noun, masculine/puʁpʁ/plural: pourpres

burgundy (purple color); rich, purple fabric; purpure; purple color as used in heraldry; power, authority

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

adjective/puʁpʁ/

burgundy in color

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