puce C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /pjuːs/ UK /pjuːs/ See IPA manual Freq #54368 Meanings 1 noun a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red She chose a puce ribbon for the hat. Simplified etymology Puce, a color name recorded from the late 18th century, comes from French puce “flea.” Etymology From French couleur puce, from Latin pūlex (“flea”). Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # puce **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pjuːs/ **IPA (UK):** /pjuːs/ **Frequency rank:** 54368 ## Meanings 1. a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red ## Examples - She chose a puce ribbon for the hat. ## Etymology From French couleur puce, from Latin pūlex (“flea”). ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown