topaz
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topaz¹
- /ˈtəʊˌpæz/ UK
- /ˈtəwˌpaz/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈtoʊˌpæz/ US
- /ˈtəʉˌpæz/ Australia
- /ˈtɐʉˌpɛz/ New Zealand
- /ˈtoˌpaz/ Scotland
- /ˈtoːˌpaz/ Wales
Where it comes from
From Old French topace (compare French topaze), from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos).
noun topazes
- A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.
- An often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this. In the market‐place stand the fruitsellers, who sell all kinds of fruit: ripe figs, with their bruised purple flesh, melons, smelling of musk and yellow as topazes, citrons and rose‐apples and clusters of white grapes, round red‐gold oranges, and oval lemons of green gold.
- A yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
- Or (gold or yellow), in blazoning by precious stones. Elgin. Topaz' a Saltier and Chief Ruby, on a Canton Pearl a Lyon Rampant Saphyr, which last is their paternal Coat; and the Field Topaz, and Saltier, and Chief Ruby, was the Arms of King Robert the Bruce, they altering the Field from Pearl (as he bore it) to Topaz. / Eglington. Quarterly, 1st and 4t
- Either of two species of very large hummingbirds in the genus Topaza.
- A ruby-topaz hummingbird, Chrysolampis mosquitus, the male of which has bright ruby feathers on the head and topaz on the throat
adjective
- Of a yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
topaz²
- /ˈtəʊˌpæz/ UK
- /ˈtəwˌpaz/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈtoʊˌpæz/ US
- /ˈtəʉˌpæz/ Australia
- /ˈtɐʉˌpɛz/ New Zealand
- /ˈtoˌpaz/ Scotland
- /ˈtoːˌpaz/ Wales
Where it comes from
Various theories. Hobson-Jobson mentions as possibilities a corruption of Persian (from Turkish) top-chi, "gunner", or a connection with topee, from the hats they wore.
noun topazes · toepass · topass · toupas
- A black Catholic soldier in the British Army.
Topaz³
Where it comes from
From the precious stone topaz.
proper noun
- A female given name.
- A census-designated place in Mono County, California, United States.
Translations
Every language
noun colour
| Kiswahili | rangi ya topazi |
|---|---|
| Français | topaze |
noun mineral
| Русский | топа́з topáz |
|---|
noun gem
| Español | topacio |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 황옥 hwang'ok |
| 日本語 | トパーズ topāzu, 黄玉 ōgyoku |
| 中文 | 黄玉 huángyù |
| हिन्दी | पुखराज pukhrāj, पुष्पराग puṣparāg, पीतमणि pītamṇi, गोमेद gomed, गोमेधक gomedhak, गोमेदक gomedak |
| Kiswahili | topazi, yakuti manjano |
| Português | topázio |
| Français | topaze |
| Deutsch | Topas |
| Italiano | topazio |
| Ελληνικά | τοπάζιο topázio, τοπάζι topázi |
| Română | topaz |
| Русский | топа́з topáz |
| العربية | تُوبَاز tūbāz |
| עברית | טוֹפָּז topáz, פִּטְדָה pitdá |
Talk about this word "topaz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/topaz. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. topaz. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/topaz "topaz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/topaz.Cite this
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title = {topaz},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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