red vs Turkey red

Turkey red vs red

red and Turkey red both are nouns.

red is an adjective but Turkey red is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
red	Yes	Yes	No	No
Turkey red	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Turkey red is a hyponym of red; that is, Turkey red is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than red:

red: red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
Turkey red: a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye

Other hyponyms of red include sanguine, chrome red, alizarine red, cardinal, carmine, crimson, deep red, ruby, dark red, purplish-red, purplish red, cerise, cherry, cherry red, orange red, scarlet, vermilion, reddishness, rust.

red (noun)	Turkey red (noun)
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood	a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye
emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

red (adjective)	Turkey red (adjective)
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
characterized by violence or bloodshed

Difference between red and Turkey red

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