turkoois

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle French Turquoise, from Old French (pierre) turqueise (“Turkish (stone)”). The stone was originally brought to Europe from Turkestan. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: tur‧koois === Noun === turkoois n or m (plural turkooizen, diminutive turkooisje n) turquoise, a gem n (uncountable) its typical, bright blue-greenish color n (uncountable) a stone of this gem m ==== Derived terms ==== turkooizen (adjective)