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chrysoprase

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɹɪsəˌpɹeɪz/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A variety of light-green translucent quartz.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a green variety of chalcedony valued as a gemstone

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chalcedony, calcedony, transparent gem

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρῡσόπρασος (khrūsóprasos).

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: խրիզոպրազ (xrizopraz) — variety of quartz
  • Central Bikol: krisoprasa — variety of quartz
  • Breton: krizopraz — variety of quartz
  • Bulgarian: хризопра́з (hrizopráz) — variety of quartz
  • Catalan: crisopras — variety of quartz
  • Catalan: crisoprasi — variety of quartz
  • Cherokee: ᏟᏌᏇᏌ (tlisaquesa) — variety of quartz
  • Chinese Mandarin: 綠玉髓 /绿玉髓 (lǜyùsuǐ) — variety of quartz
  • Danish: krysopras — variety of quartz
  • Danish: chrysopras — variety of quartz
  • Dutch: chrysopraas — variety of quartz
  • Esperanto: krizopraso — variety of quartz
  • Esperanto: ĥrizoprazo — variety of quartz
  • Estonian: krüsopraas — variety of quartz
  • Finnish: krysopraasi — variety of quartz
  • French: chrysoprase — variety of quartz
  • Galician: crisoprasa — variety of quartz
  • Georgian: ხრიზოპრაზი (xrizoṗrazi) — variety of quartz
  • German: Chrysopras — variety of quartz
  • Ancient Greek: χρυσόπρασος (khrusóprasos) — variety of quartz
  • Hungarian: krizopráz — variety of quartz
  • Ido: hrizoprazo — variety of quartz
  • Indonesian: krisopras — variety of quartz
  • Italian: crisoprasio — variety of quartz
  • Italian: crisopraso — variety of quartz
  • Italian: crisopazio — variety of quartz
  • Korean: 녹옥수 (nogoksu) — variety of quartz
  • Korean: 크리소프레이즈 (keurisopeureijeu) — variety of quartz
  • Latvian: hrizoprāzs — variety of quartz
  • Lithuanian: chrizoprazas — variety of quartz
  • Māori: karihoparaha — variety of quartz
  • Mongolian: хризопраз (xrizopraz) — variety of quartz
  • Niuean: kirisopirēsi — variety of quartz
  • Polish: chryzopraz — variety of quartz
  • Portuguese: crisoprásio — variety of quartz
  • Portuguese: crisopraso — variety of quartz
  • Russian: хризопра́з (xrizopráz) — variety of quartz
  • Spanish: crisoprasa — variety of quartz
  • Swahili: krisopraso — variety of quartz
  • Swedish: krysopras — variety of quartz
  • Swedish: chrysopras — variety of quartz
  • Tagalog: krisopasyo — variety of quartz
  • Turkish: krizopras — variety of quartz
  • Welsh: crysopras — variety of quartz