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DictionaryturquoiseBlue-green color
noun / adjective

turquoise

TUR-kwoyz/ˈtɜːrkwɔɪz/

A blue-green gemstone mineral.

The rough turquoise and polished stone share the same blue-green color.

A rough turquoise gemstone beside a polished oval turquoise cabochon, showing the same greenish-blue color and subtle natural matrix in two recognizable forms.
Etymology
turquoiseOld FrenchTurkish

The gemstone was called 'Turkish stone' because it reached Europe from Turkestan or through Ottoman lands. Its distinctive greenish-blue appearance then supplied the color name.

In context

scottsdaleartschool15:59
look at the way he handles the pastel with these shades of blue going from turquoise to teal and then the deep blue
Anne Connor: Late Rococo Paintings and Rococo Furniture and Art in France

More examples

  • The jeweler polishes the turquoise before setting it in a pendant.
  • Dark veins run through this piece of turquoise.
  • She chooses a turquoise scarf to match the gemstone.

Forms

turquoise · turquoises