tur‧quoise /ˈtɜːkwɔɪz, -kwɑːz $ ˈtɜːrkwɔɪz/
noun[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: turqueise, from turqueis 'Turkish']
1. [uncountable and countable] a valuable greenish-blue stone or a jewel that is made from this:
turquoise earrings2. [uncountable] a greenish-blue colour:
The room was painted in turquoise.—turquoise adjective:
a clear turquoise sea [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲