alkermes
noun
al·ker·mes
alˈkərmēz,
-mə̇s;
ˌalkərˈmes
plural -es
1
obsolete : the kermes insect
2
: an originally Italian liqueur made of brandy flavored with bay leaves, mace, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon and colored a brilliant red with the kermes insect or with cochineal
Word History
Etymology
French alkermès, from Spanish alkermes (now usually alquermes), from Arabic al-qirmiz the alkermes
First Known Use
1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- rap on the knuckles
- rap over the knuckles
- rap poker
- rap session
- rap sheet
- rap someone across the knuckles
- rap someone on the knuckles
- rap someone over the knuckles
- rap someone's knuckles
- Rapa
- rapa nui
- rapacious
- rapaciously
- rapaciousness
- rapaciousnesses
- rapacities
- rapacity
- rapakivi
- Rapallo
- Rapanea
- Rapateaceae
- rapateaceaes
- rapateaceous
- rape
- rape butterfly