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. — deniko
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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. — deniko
The sea is turquoise, the water warm and calm.
deDas Meer ist türkisfarben und das Wasser ruhig und warm. — al_ex_an_der
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
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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