jaspe

See also: jaspé

English

Etymology

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Noun

jaspe (countable and uncountable, plural jaspes)

1. (textiles) cotton or rayon cloth with shaded effect

Anagrams

• japes

French

Etymology

From Latin iaspis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

jaspe m (uncountable)

1. jasper (precious stone)

Further reading

• “jaspe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

jaspe

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒas.pi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒas.pi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʒaʃ.pi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʒas.pe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒaʃ.pɨ/

Noun

jaspe m (plural jaspes)

1. (mineralogy) jasper (precious stone)

Hypernyms

• gema, quartzo

Related terms

• jaspear

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxaspe/ [ˈxas.pe]
• Rhymes: -aspe
• Syllabification: jas‧pe

Noun

jaspe m (plural jaspes)

1. jasper

Descendants

• → Tagalog: haspe

Further reading

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