English → Latin
“rouge” in Latin
purpŭrissuma kind of dark purple colorfūcusseaweed; orchil, orchella weed, Roccella tinctoria; red dye derived from it; (in general) dyestuff; rouge
The English word rouge itself goes back to Latin rubeus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
rouge s.
purpurissum: fucus (non fuco illitus, sed sanguine diffusus color, Cic.).
rouge v.
purpurissare (transitively, Plaut.): *purpurisso linere. To have one’s cheeks rouged, buccas belle purpurissatas habere (Plaut.): rouged cheeks, buccae purpurissatae (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for rouge?
- The usual Latin words for “rouge” are purpŭrissum, fūcus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.