esmeralda

Meaning

Concepts

Synonyms

hielo verde

smaragdine

Translations

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
es‧me‧ral‧da
Pronounced as (IPA)
/esmeˈɾalda/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Spanish esmeralda, possibly through the intermediate of Old French esmeralde (Modern French émeraude), from Vulgar Latin *smeralda, *smaraldus, alteration of Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), of Semitic origin. Cf. also the Old Spanish form esmaragde.

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