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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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pyroop m (plural pyropen)

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

Noun

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pyroop n (uncountable)

  1. pyrope (substance)

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References

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