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Added 10 October 2026

indigo

/ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ/ noun

In Latin: indicum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about indigo at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A blue dye obtained from plants or made synthetically.
Deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye.
A blue-violet color.

adjective

Having a color between blue and violet.
indigo flowers

Origin

16th century (as indico, modern spelling from the 17th century), Spanish índigo, Portuguese endego (modern índigo), or Dutch (via Portuguese) indigo, all from Latin indicum (“indigo”), from Ancient Greek ἰνδικόν (indikón, “Indian dye”), from Ἰνδία (Indía). Doublet of Indic.

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