Meaning of 'scarlet' in Chichewa is: chofiira

scarlet: chofiira

Noun:

chofiira, kadinala.

Adjective:

yasintha, chofiira, wofiira, kapezi, walawilawi, kadinala, pabuka, kakhanda.

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Adjective(1) of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange(2) having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
Noun(1) a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

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(1) In autumn, the leaves turn brilliant shades of scarlet before dropping.(2) Tamora's room was a wide space, and the top panes in her window were tinted red, causing scarlet splashes of colour over the flagstones.(3) Hanging behind them are rugs of varying sizes, layers of them, many with warm deep hues of scarlet , purchased in Dutch flea markets.(4) Turning a brilliant shade of scarlet , I quickly jerked free and hurriedly went back to the table, draining my glass of water.(5) I used to imagine that I lived there, behind the shutters and balconies, that I owned those pots with the spilling scarlet flowers.(6) He was arrayed in robes of black and scarlet and he wore a golden circlet on his head.(7) The brilliant orange, red flowers of the scarlet runnerbean supply nectar all summer long for hummingbirds and butterflies.(8) He was robed in garish scarlet and green, and he grabbed people's shoulders and gesticulated wildly as he shouted at them.(9) And to wake us up we had the loudest and brightest alarm clock in paradise: a flock of screeching scarlet macaws passing overhead.(10) The park spreads out behind the mouth of the river, where each day at twilight a flood of scarlet macaws migrates from the tropical forest to the mangrove swamps.(11) It does indeed have scarlet flowers, or rather two swept-back, brilliant-red petals that reveal the purple inner petals of the bloom.(12) They give an awe-inspiring explosion of fat, juicy blooms in scarlet , yellow or deep purpley - black.(13) A woman dressed in deep scarlet stood in front of the two younger figures, one male one female.(14) The floor was carpeted in scarlet , and suits of armor lined the extent of the hall; in fact, it was more of a tunnel than a hall.(15) She went a brilliant shade of scarlet before answering.(16) He was splendidly dressed in the royal scarlet and bluish violet.