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topas

/ˈtəʊpas/ UK

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From Portuguese topaz, of uncertain origin.

noun topas · topasses · topass · topaz

East, India, historical A person of mixed black and Portuguese descent. The topas represented the earlier colonial presence of Portugal in the subcontinent.

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"topas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/topas. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"topas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/topas.

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@misc{topas_2026,
  title = {topas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/topas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}