émeraude
See also: emeraude
French
Etymology
From Old French esmeralde, esmeragde, from Vulgar Latin *smaralda, *smaraldus, *smaraudus, variant of Latin smaragdus (“emerald”), from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos, “emerald”), from Sanskrit मरकत (marakata).
Pronunciation
Noun
émeraude f (plural émeraudes)
Adjective
émeraude (invariable)
- emerald (color)
Synonyms
Further reading
- “émeraude”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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