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pyropus.

alloy of gold and bronze; red precious stone;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[pyˈroː.pʊs]Classical-Latin[piˈrɔː.pus]
  1. an alloy of copper and gold

    declension-2
  2. pyrope, garnet, precious red stone

    Late-Latin · declension-2
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek πυρωπός (purōpós, “fire-colored”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”).

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