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tiger's eye

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A chatoyant gemstone that is usually yellow- to red-brown, with a silky lustre.

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: тигрово око (tigrovo oko) — chatoyant gemstone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 虎眼石 (hǔyǎnshí) — chatoyant gemstone
  • Danish: tigerøje — chatoyant gemstone
  • Finnish: tiikerinsilmä — chatoyant gemstone
  • French: œil-de-tigre — chatoyant gemstone
  • German: Tigerauge — chatoyant gemstone
  • Hungarian: tigrisszem — chatoyant gemstone
  • Italian: occhio di tigre — chatoyant gemstone
  • Mongolian: барын нүд (baryn nüd) — chatoyant gemstone
  • Polish: tygrysie oko — chatoyant gemstone
  • Portuguese: olho de tigre — chatoyant gemstone
  • Russian: тигро́вый глаз (tigróvyj glaz) — chatoyant gemstone
  • Spanish: ojo de tigre — chatoyant gemstone