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ponceau
[ pon-soh ]
/ pɒnˈsoʊ /
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noun
a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
adjective
having the color ponceau.
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Origin of ponceau
1825–35; <French (compare Old French pouncel poppy), perhaps diminutive of paon peacock <Latin pāvōn- (stem of pāvō)
Words nearby ponceau
’pon, Ponape, Ponca, Ponca City, ponce, ponceau, Ponce de León, Ponce de León, Juan, Poncelet, poncey, Ponchielli
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