Turquoise

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Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 Noun 2.1 Translations 3 Adjective 3.1 Translations 4 Related words

Etymology

from French, meaning "from Turkey"

Noun

1. a greenish-blue or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.
2. a pale greenish-blue colour.

See also Wikipedia: turquoise.

Translations

• Bosnian: tirkizna f
• Bulgarian: тюркоаз m
• German: Türkis m
• Finnish: turkoosi
• Interlingua: turchese (1,2)
• Italian: turchese
• Lithuanian: turkis m (1); turkio spalva f (2)
• Portuguese: turquesa f (1); turquesa m (2)
• Simplified Chinese: 绿松石
• Swedish: turkos
• Traditional Chinese: 綠松石

Adjective

having a pale greenish-blue colour.

Translations

• Finnish: turkoosi
• German: türkis
• Interlingua: turchese
• Italian: turchese
• Portuguese: turquesa m & f, turquesino m, turquesina f, turquesado m, turquesada f
• Swedish: turkos

Related words

See Appendix:Colours