ópalo

See also: opalo

Galician

Noun

ópalo m (plural ópalos)

1. opal

Spanish

ópalo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈopalo/ [ˈo.pa.lo]
• Rhymes: -opalo
• Syllabification: ó‧pa‧lo

Noun

ópalo m (plural ópalos)

1. opal

Derived terms

• opalescencia
• opalescente
• opalino

 

Further reading

• “ópalo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014