turquoise

tur·quoise

noun \ˈtər-ˌkȯiz, -ˌkwȯiz\

Definition of TURQUOISE

1

: a mineral that is a blue, bluish-green, or greenish-gray hydrous basic phosphate of copper and aluminum, takes a high polish, and is valued as a gem when skyblue

2

: a light greenish blue

Variants of TURQUOISE

tur·quoise also tur·quois \ˈtər-ˌkȯiz, -ˌkwȯiz\

Origin of TURQUOISE

Middle English turkeys, from Anglo-French turkeise, from feminine of turkeis Turkish, from Turc Turkish

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Jewelry Terms

bijou, brilliant, chase, facet, lapidary, paste

Rhymes with TURQUOISE

pink noise, self-poise, white noise