Turquoise - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtɜːrkwɔɪz|  American pronunciation of the word turquoise
Brit.  |ˈtɜːkwɔɪz|  British pronunciation of the word turquoise

noun

- a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate
blue turquoise is valued as a gemstone
- a shade of blue tinged with green (syn: aqua, aquamarine)

Extra examples

The room was painted in turquoise.

...Navajo necklaces with pendants finely crafted in genuine sky-blue turquoise....

He dived effortlessly into the turquoise water.

Word forms

noun
singular: turquoise
plural: turquoises
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