carmine
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Francesco Totti won a Golden Shoe and Serie A's Capocannoniere, but was a renowned playmaker in carmine Roma red.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
For years he’s been reviving the use of natural rather than synthetic textile dyes, notably including carmine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024
Some of Mexico’s most picturesque and imposing colonial cities, like Oaxaca, were essentially built on the wealth derived from cochineal dye, also called carmine, and known as “grana cochinilla” in Spanish.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 1, 2023
During this Era of Exploration, consumers also got their pink cheeks and lips from other pigments like carmine, derived from cochineal insects harvested in Central and South America under similar conditions.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 21, 2023
Danso frowns as she makes another round, filling the women’s cups with a dark carmine drink.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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