coral

US: /ˈkɔɹəɫ/
UK: /kˈɒɹə‍l/


English Vietnamese dictionary


coral /'kɔrəl/
  • danh từ
    • san hô
    • đồ chơi bằng san hô (của trẻ con)
    • bọc trứng tôm hùm
    • true coral needs no painter's brush
      • (tục ngữ) hữu xạ tự nhiên hương
  • tính từ
    • đỏ như san hô
      • coral lips: môi đỏ như san hô
    • (thuộc) san hô
      • coral island: đảo san hô

Advanced English dictionary


noun, adjective
+ noun
1 [U] a hard substance that is red, pink or white in colour, and that forms on the bottom of the sea from the bones of very small creatures. Coral is often used in jewellery: coral reefs / islands + a coral necklace
2 [C] a creature that produces coral
+ adjective
pink or red in colour, like coral: coral lipstick

Concise English dictionary


corals'kɒrəl
noun
+a variable color averaging a deep pink
+the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry
+unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces
+marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs
adj.
+of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color