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   turquoise

   /ˈtəːkwɔɪz/

   noun

   • 1. a greenish-blue colour: "the turquoise waters of the bay"
   • 2. a semi-precious stone, typically opaque and of a greenish-blue or sky-blue colour, consisting of a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French turqueise ‘Turkish (stone)’.

   Scrabble Points: 18

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