òpal

See also: opal, Opal, opál, ópal, and opał

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala, “gem, stone”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.pəl/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.pal/

Noun

òpal m (plural òpals)

opal

Derived terms

opalescent
opalí

Further reading

“òpal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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