Esmeralda

See also: esmeralda

English

Etymology

From Spanish esmeralda (“emerald”), as first used in the novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) by Victor Hugo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛzməˈɹɑːldə/, /ɛzməˈɹɛldə/

Proper noun

Esmeralda

1. A female given name from Spanish.

Translations

Female given name

• French: Esméralda (fr) f
• Greek: Εσμεράλδα (el) f (Esmerálda)
• Portuguese: Esmeralda (pt) f
• Spanish: Esmeralda (es) f

See also

• Esmeralda County

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Esmeralda, from esmeralda.

Proper noun

Esmeralda

1. a female given name from Spanish

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Esmeralda.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [iz.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ], /ez.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [ez.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /iz.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [iz.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ], /ez.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [ez.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʒ.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [iʒ.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ], /eʒ.meˈɾaw.dɐ/ [eʒ.meˈɾaʊ̯.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ez.meˈɾaw.da/ [ez.meˈɾaʊ̯.da]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʒ.mɨˈɾal.dɐ/ [(i)ʒ.mɨˈɾaɫ.dɐ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -aldɐ, (Brazil) -awdɐ
• Homophone: esmeralda
• Hyphenation: Es‧me‧ral‧da

Proper noun

Esmeralda f (plural Esmeraldas)

1. a female given name

Proper noun

Esmeralda f

1. A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esmeˈɾalda/ [ez.meˈɾal̪.d̪a]
• Rhymes: -alda
• Syllabification: Es‧me‧ral‧da

Proper noun

Esmeralda ?

1. A town in Camagüey, Cuba

Derived terms

• esmeraldense