òpal

See also: opal, Opal, opál, ópal, and opał

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala, “gem, stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɔ.pəl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈɔ.pal]

Noun

òpal m (plural òpals)

1. opal

Derived terms

• opalescent
• opalí

Further reading

• “òpal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.