bicolour

English

Alternative forms

bicolor (US)

Etymology

From Latin bicolor; also analyzable as bi- +‎ colour.

Adjective

bicolour (not comparable)

(British spelling) Having two colours
Synonyms: bichrome, bicoloured, dichromatic, duocolor, two-tone

Translations

having two colours

Basque: bi-kolorekoa, bi-kolore
Chinese:
Mandarin: 二色的 (èrsè de)
Danish: tofarvet
French: bichrome (fr), bicolore (fr)
Ingrian: kakskarvain
Italian: bicolore
Japanese: 二色 (nishoku)
Korean: 이색 (isaek)
Latin: bicolor, bicolōrus, dichrōus
Norwegian:
Bokmål: tofarget
Polish: dwukolorowy (pl), dwubarwny (pl)
Quechua: alqa
Scottish Gaelic: dà-dhathach
Spanish: bicolor
Swedish: tvåfärgad (sv)
Tagalog: duhangkulayin
Turkish: iki renkli

Noun

bicolour (plural bicolours)

(British spelling) A flower, cat etc., that has two colours.
(British spelling) A flag with such colours, consisting of two stripes that are either vertical or horizontal.
The national flags of Algeria, Bahrain, Indonesia, Malta, Monaco, Poland, Portugal, Ukraine and the Vatican City are all bicolours.