pyrope

English

Etymology

From Latin pyropus (“a kind of red bronze”), from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”); compare French pyrope.

Noun

pyrope (countable and uncountable, plural pyropes)

1. (mineralogy) A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gemstone.

Translations

mineral

• Finnish: pyrooppi (fi)
• French: pyrope (fr) m
• German: Pyrop m
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• Italian: piropo m
• Spanish: piropo (es) m
• Swedish: pyrop c

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Pyrope”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “pyrope”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• popery, yopper

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French

Noun

pyrope m (plural pyropes)

1. (mineralogy) pyrope