turquesa
Portuguese, noun/tuʁˈke.zɐ/
turquesa is spelled T-U-R-Q-U-E-S-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,921st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Turquesa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “turquoise (a semi-precious gemstone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mineral azul ou verde-azulado usado como gema”.
What does turquesa mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineturquoise (a semi-precious gemstone)
noun
- 1
masculineturquoise (pale greenish-blue colour)
adjective
- 1
turquoise (having a pale greenish-blue colour)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mineral azul ou verde-azulado usado como gema 2. fosfato básico hidratado de alumínio e cobre
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of turquesa
- turquesas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce turquesa?
- Brazil /tuʁˈke.zɐ/
- Brazil [tuhˈke.zɐ]
- /tuɾˈke.zɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
turquesa appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).