pyroop

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French pyrope, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French pirope, from Latin pyropus, from Ancient Greek [Term?].[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /piˈroːp/
  • Hyphenation: py‧roop
  • Rhymes: -oːp

Noun

pyroop m (plural pyropen)

  1. (countable) A pyrope, a dark red garnet (gemstone).

Noun

pyroop n (uncountable)

  1. Pyrope (substance).

Hypernyms

References
  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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