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emerald

eme·rald

UK/ˈɛm.(ə.)ɹəld/ US/ˈɛmɜrrʌld/ fairly common uk

noun

1.
2.

a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem

3.

the green color of an emerald

Origin

From Middle English emeraude, borrowed from Old French esmeraude, from Vulgar Latin *smaralda, *smaraldus, *smaraudus, variant of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos), from a Semitic language. Compare Hebrew בָּרֶקֶת (bāréqeṯ, “emerald, flashing gem”), Akkadian 𒁀𒊏𒄣 (baraqu, literally “scintillation”), Arabic بَرْق (barq, literally “flashing”), Egyptian bwyrqꜣ (literally “to sparkle”):D58-Z7-Z4:D21-N29-Z1-G1-D6 and loanwords with Semitic etymon such as Sanskrit मरकत (marakata).

Phrases

  • African emerald cuckoo
  • Amazon Basin emerald tree boa
  • Asian emerald cuckoo
  • Asian emerald dove
  • Brazilian emerald
  • emerald ash borer
  • Emerald City
  • emerald cockroach wasp

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