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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesemerald
/ˈɛmərəld/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A bright green precious stone consisting of a beryl variety.
"She wore a stunning necklace set with diamonds and an emerald."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French esmeraude, via Latin from Greek smaragdos.
10 Global Lexicons: How "emerald" is said worldwide
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émeraude
Transliteration: émeraude
"Elle porte une bague avec une émeraude."
Smaragd
Transliteration: Smaragd
"Der Smaragd strahlt in einem tiefen Grün."
smeraldo
Transliteration: smeraldo
"Questo anello ha uno smeraldo bellissimo."
esmeralda
Transliteration: esmeralda
"La reina llevaba una tiara de esmeraldas."
esmeralda
Transliteration: esmeralda
"Colar de ouro com uma esmeralda rara."
पन्ना
Transliteration: pannā
"उसने पन्ना जड़ित अंगूठी पहनी है।"
祖母绿
Transliteration: zǔmǔlǜ
"这枚戒指镶嵌了一颗祖母绿。"
에메랄드
Transliteration: emeraldeu
"그녀는 에메랄드 목걸이를 착용했다."
エメラルド
Transliteration: emerarudo
"彼女はエメラルドの指輪をはめている。"
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