esmeralde
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *smaralda, *smaraldus, *smaraudus, variant of Latin smaragdus (“emerald”), from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος (smáragdos), μάραγδος (máragdos, “emerald”), from Sanskrit मरकत (marakata).
Noun
esmeralde f (oblique plural esmeraldes, nominative singular esmeralde, nominative plural esmeraldes)
- emerald (gemstone)
Descendants
- English: emerald (borrowed)
- French: émeraude