ˌezməˈraldə noun
( plural esmeralda or esmeraldas )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: American Spanish, from Spanish, emerald, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin smaragda; from the emeralds found in its territory — more at emerald
: a now extinct language family of the coast of Ecuador
• es·me·ral·dan |ezmə|raldən adjective , usually capitalized