turquoise
A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstoneA sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.
» The turquoise colour evokes the colour of clear water, it's a light and pale blue.
Бірюзовий колір нагадує колір чистої води, це світла й бліда блакить.
Meaning
2 senses(countable)A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.
Türkis
бирюза́birjuzá
ту́ркусtúrkus, бірюза́birjuzá, пірузаpiruza
(countable, uncountable)A pale greenish-blue colour, like that of the gemstone.
türkis
бирюзо́выйbirjuzóvyj
ту́ркусовийtúrkusovyj, пірузо́вийpiruzóvyj, бірюзо́вийbirjuzóvyj
- a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
- a shade of blue tinged with green
Examples
8 sentencesThe turquoise colour evokes the colour of clear water, it's a light and pale blue.
Бірюзовий колір нагадує колір чистої води, це світла й бліда блакить.
The sea is turquoise, the water warm and calm.
deDas Meer ist türkisfarben und das Wasser ruhig und warm.
They spent the afternoon swimming in the turquoise waters.
The turquoise water was the highlight of their vacation.
Lapis is a light turquoise pony whose owner is jasmine.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French turquoise, from Old French (pierre) turquoise (“Turkish (stone)”), fromFrom Middle French turquoise, from Old French (pierre) turquoise (“Turkish (stone)”), from turc + -ois. The stone, mined near Nishapur in the Khorasan region of Persia, was originally brought to Europe through Turkey. Doublet of Turkish.
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Forms
plural: turquoisesSynonyms
8 synonyms- a shade of blue tinged with green:greenish blueaquaaquamarinecobalt bluepeacock blue
Word family
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