tricolored

T1R1I1C3O1L1O1R1E1D2

adjective

Having three colours; tricolor.

OriginEnglish colored ← Middle English colour ← Anglo-Norman colur →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivetricolored (not comparable)

alternative tri-colored · alternative tri-coloured · alternative tricoloured

  1. not comparableHaving three colours; tricolor.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
trichromatictricolour

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tri-
  3. Proto-Italic*tri-
  4. Latintri-
  5. Englishtri-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱélōs
  8. Proto-Italic*kelōs
  9. Old Latincolōs
  10. Latincolor
  11. Old Frenchcolor
  12. Anglo-Normancolur
  13. Middle Englishcolour
  14. Englishcolor
  15. Englishcolored
  16. Englishtricolored

From tri- + colored.

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APA

tricolored. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tricolored

MLA

“tricolored.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tricolored. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tricolored,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tricolored.

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