tur ‧ quoise /ˈtɜːkwɔɪz, -kwɑːz $ ˈtɜːrkwɔɪz/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: turqueise , from turqueis 'Turkish' ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] a valuable greenish-blue stone or a jewel that is made from this:
turquoise earrings
2 . [uncountable] a greenish-blue colour:
The room was painted in turquoise.
—turquoise adjective :
a clear turquoise sea