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topaz.

A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtəʊˌpæz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtəwˌpaz/British, Southern, Standard/ˈtoʊˌpæz/US/ˈtəʉˌpæz/Australia
  1. A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.

    uncountable · usually
  2. An often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this.

    uncountable · usually
  3. A yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.

    uncountable · usually
  4. Or (gold or yellow), in blazoning by precious stones.

    uncountable · usually
  5. Either of two species of very large hummingbirds in the genus Topaza.

    uncountable · usually
  6. A ruby-topaz hummingbird, Chrysolampis mosquitus, the male of which has bright ruby feathers on the head and topaz on the throat

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

From Old French topace (compare French topaze), from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos).

adj/ˈtəʊˌpæz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtəwˌpaz/British, Southern, Standard/ˈtoʊˌpæz/US/ˈtəʉˌpæz/Australia
  1. Of a yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.

Where this word comes from

From Old French topace (compare French topaze), from Ancient Greek τόπαζος (tópazos).

noun/ˈtəʊˌpæz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈtəwˌpaz/British, Southern, Standard/ˈtoʊˌpæz/US/ˈtəʉˌpæz/Australia
  1. A black Catholic soldier in the British Army.

    British · India · historical
Where this word 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.

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