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Meaning of red lead | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A bright red, poisonous oxide of lead, Pb₃O₄, used as a pigment and in glass and ceramics.
    uncountable
  2. Tomato ketchup.
    dated, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية إسرنج زرقون
Bosanski meni meni
Čeština minium suřík
Deutsch Mennige
Suomi mönjä
Hrvatski meni meni
Bahasa Indonesia meni sedelinggam
日本語 光明丹 赤鉛 鉛丹
Latina miltos minium
Српски meni meni
Svenska mönja

Examples

“Saturday/Wednesday morning breakfast beans were accompanied by corn bread and bowls of "red lead" [catsup for you landlubbers].”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

red leaf red Leb Red Leicester red lemonade red letter red letter date

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