Esmeralda

noun

Es·​me·​ral·​da

ˌezməˈraldə

plural Esmeralda or Esmeraldas

: a now extinct language family of the coast of Ecuador

Esmeraldan

¦ezmə¦raldən

adjective

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, emerald, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin smaragda; from the emeralds found in its territory

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