turquesa
Spanish, noun/tuɾˈkesa/
turquesa is spelled T-U-R-Q-U-E-S-A (8 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 32,530th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Turquesa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “turquoise (gemstone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mineral de color azul verdoso, formado por un fosfato de alúmina con algo de cobre y hierro, capaz de hermoso…”.
What does turquesa mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineturquoise
noun
- 1
feminineturquoise (gemstone)
- 2
feminineturquoise (color)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mineral de color azul verdoso, formado por un fosfato de alúmina con algo de cobre y hierro, capaz de hermoso pulimento y casi tan duro como el vidrio, que se halla en granos menudos en distintos puntos de Asia, principalmente en Persia, y se emplea en joyería.
adjective: 1. De color azul verdoso, como el del mineral con este nombre₁.
noun: 1. Molde, a modo de tenaza, que sirve para hacer bodoques (balas) de ballesta (tipo de arma) o balas de plomo. 2. Por extensión, cualquier molde u horma para dar forma a las cosas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of turquesa
- turquesas feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce turquesa?
- /tuɾˈkesa/
- [t̪uɾˈke.sa]
- [t̪uɾˈkesa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to turquesa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is turquesa in Spanish?
turquesa appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).