kermess
nounHow many syllables in kermess?
There are 2 syllables in the word kermess.How to pronounce kermess:
Definition of kermess:
- kermess (noun):
- the dye
- the dried bodies of the females of various scale insects (genus kermes) that are found on a mediterranean oak (quercus coccifera) and constitute a red dyestuff
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