taupe

(tōp)

A brownish gray.

[French, from Old French, mole, from Latin talpa.]

taupe adj.

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taupe

(təʊp)

(Colours)

a. a brownish-grey colour

b. (as adjective): a taupe coat.

[C20: from French, literally: mole, from Latin talpa]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

taupe

(toʊp)

n.

a moderate to dark brownish gray.

[1910–15; < French: moleskin, mole < Latin talpa mole]

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Noun	1.	taupe - a greyish brown brown, brownness - an orange of low brightness and saturation
Adj.	1.	taupe - of something having a dusky brownish grey color fuscous chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

pruunikashall

ruskeanharmaa

taupe

[təʊp]

A. ADJ → de color marrón topo

B. N → marrón m topo

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