òpal
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Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala, “gem, stone”).
Pronunciation
Noun
òpal m (plural òpals)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “òpal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.