TURQUOISE


Meaning of TURQUOISE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also tur·quois ˈtər-ˌkȯiz, -ˌkwȯiz

Etymology: Middle English turkeys, from Anglo-French turkeise, from feminine of turkeis Turkish, from Turc Turkish

Date: 14th century

1. : a mineral that is a blue, bluish-green, or greenish-gray hydrous basic phosphate of copper and aluminum, takes a high polish, and is valued as a gem when skyblue

2. : a light greenish blue

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