puce

A noun referring to a color that varies from a dark purplish brown to a dark red.

• 🇫🇷Couleur allant du brun violacé sombre au rouge foncé, proche du pourpre brunâtre.

1. A dark purplish-brown or dark red color C1 formal

   A color that ranges from a deep purplish brown to a dark red, often described as a muted, earthy shade.

   • The walls were painted a deep puce that gave the room a somber feel.
   • She wore a dress in a shade of puce that complemented her complexion.
   • The artist mixed puce with other colors to create a unique palette.

   🇫🇷Couleur puce

   Synonymes: burgundyclaretmaroonwine

• puces plural form
• puces' possessive plural form
• puce's possessive singular form