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Image:Turquoise_with_quartz.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Turquoise with [[quartz (1)]]
Etymology
F. turquoise#French|turquoise
Noun
en-noun
- A sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone.
- A pale greenish-blue color|colour, like that of the gemstone.
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Synonyms
(colour): blue-green, green-blue, greenish blue, turquoise blue
Derived terms
bone turquoise
Translations
trans-top|gemstone
Azeri: firuz�
Bosnian: t-|bs|tirkiz|m|m
Catalan: turquesa f
Chinese:
Croatian: t-|hr|tirkiz|m
Dutch: t+|nl|turkoois
Finnish: t+|fi|turkoosi
French: t+|fr|turquoise|f
German: Türkis m
Greek: ���κο�άζ n
Hebrew: t-|he|��רק��|sc=Hebr
Italian: t-|it|turchese|m
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Japanese: ���� (torukoishi)
Lithuanian: turkis
Polish: turkus
Portuguese: t+|pt|turquesa|f
Russian: би��за|би��за�
Serbian:
Spanish: turquesa f
Swedish: t+|sv|turkos|c
Turkish: t+|tr|turkuaz
Uyghur:
Vietnamese: t-|vi|ng�c lam|xs=Vietnamese
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trans-top|colour
Azeri: firuz�yi
Bosnian: t-|bs|tirkizna|f
Catalan: turquesa f
Croatian: t-|hr|tirkizna|f
Dutch: turkoois, turkooise
Esperanto: turkisa
Finnish: t+|fi|turkoosi
French: t+|fr|turquoise|f
German: t|de|Türkis|n
Greek: ���κο�άζ
Italian: t-|it|turchese|m
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Lithuanian: turkio spalva f
Portuguese: turquesa m
Russian: би��за|би��за�
Serbian:
Spanish: turquesa m
Swedish: turkos c, turkosfärg c
Turkish: turkuaz
Vietnamese: xanh th�
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ttbc|Bulgarian: ���коаз m
ttbc|Interlingua: turchese (1,2)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|��ر�ز� (firuzeh)
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Adjective
en-adj-more
- Made of turquoise (the gemstone).
- Having a pale greenish-blue colour.
Translations
trans-top|made of turquoise
Bosnian: t-|bs|tirkizan
Croatian: t-|hr|tirkizan
Italian: di turchese m|f
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Russian: би��зов�й (bir'uzóvyj)
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trans-top|having a pale greenish-blue colour
Bosnian: t-|bs|tirkizan
Catalan: turquesa m
Croatian: t-|hr|tirkizan
Dutch: turkoois n
Finnish: t+|fi|turkoosi, t|fi|turkoosinvärinen
French: t+|fr|turquoise|m|f
German: t+|de|türkis
Interlingua: turchese
Italian: t-|it|turchese|m|f
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Portuguese: turquesa m|f, turquesino m, turquesina f, turquesado m, turquesada f
Russian: би��зов�й (bir'uzóvyj)
Swedish: turkos, turkosfärgad
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See also
augite
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours
Category:Birthstones
Category:Blues
Category:Colors
Category:French derivations
Category:Gems
Category:Turkish derivations
French
Noun
fr-noun|f
- turquoise#English|turquoise (gemstone)
Noun
fr-noun|m
- turquoise#English|turquoise (colour)
Adjective
turquoise (invariable)
- turquoise#English|turquoise-colored.
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