el
masculine
/ˈxaðe/
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Translation
jade
Word origin
From French jade, from Spanish piedra de la ijada ('stone of the flank'), so called because the stone was believed to cure kidney and colic pains; from Latin ilia ('flanks').
- Origin
- Spanish
- Root
- ijada
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraljades
Examples
.
He gave her a jade ring.
apreciada China.
Jade is a stone highly prized in China.
Buda .
She has a small jade Buddha.
.
Jade is usually green in colour.
colgante .
We bought a jade pendant at the market.
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