turquoise
noun
tur·quoise
ˈtər-ˌkȯiz 
-ˌkwȯiz
-ˌkwȯiz
variants
or less commonly turquois
1
: a mineral that is a blue, bluish-green, or greenish-gray hydrous basic phosphate of copper and aluminum, takes a high polish, and is valued as a gem when sky blue
2
: a light greenish blue
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My taxi rattled along the cobblestone streets, past blooming jacaranda trees, the yellow Santa Catalina Arch, colonial homes painted in hues of turquoise and terracotta, and Maya women walking gracefully in handwoven huipiles (traditional tunic-like garments).
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Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 28 May 2025
The three artists took the stage in matching brown suede and turquoise, with an open road behind them.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Club Fortnum and Mason provided Müll.Club with packaging waste such as plastic mesh in the company’s distinctive turquoise, which Rudkin-Wilson recycled into products like trays and coasters, while British Vogue called Müll.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Picture palm trees and lush river valleys, wild chickens whose feathers are flecked with turquoise.
—Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 12 May 2025
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Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 28 May 2025
The three artists took the stage in matching brown suede and turquoise, with an open road behind them.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
Club Fortnum and Mason provided Müll.Club with packaging waste such as plastic mesh in the company’s distinctive turquoise, which Rudkin-Wilson recycled into products like trays and coasters, while British Vogue called Müll.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Picture palm trees and lush river valleys, wild chickens whose feathers are flecked with turquoise.
—Ryan Knighton, AFAR Media, 12 May 2025
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“Turquoise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turquoise. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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turquoise
noun
tur·quoise
ˈtər-ˌk(w)ȯiz
1
: a blue, bluish green, or greenish gray mineral that contains copper and aluminum, takes a high polish, and is used in jewelry
2
: a light greenish blue
Etymology
Middle English turkeys "turquoise," from early French turkeise (same meaning), derived from turkeis, literally "Turkish (stone)"; so called because it was first brought to Europe from a part of Turkey
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