esmeralda

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

• Hyphenation: es‧me‧ral‧da

esmeralda

1. an emerald

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations: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.

esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas)

1. emerald

From Old French esmeralde, ultimately from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos).

• IPA^(key): [ez.meˈɾal.da]

esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas)

1. emerald
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 16r.

     Et la ſu uerdura ¬ la ſu reſplandor es muy meior que dela otra eſmeralda.

     And its greenness and gleam are much better than those of the other emerald.

   • Idem, f. 54r.

     Et eſtas ſon falladas en las mineras del oro o fallan las bonas eſmeraldas.

     And these are found in the goldmines where they find the best emeralds.

• 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.

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.me.ˈɾaw.dɐ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒ.mɨ.ˈɾaɫ.dɐ/
• Rhymes: -awda

esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas)

1. emerald

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.

• IPA^(key): /esmeˈɾalda/
• Rhymes: -alda

esmeralda f (plural esmeraldas)

1. emerald