Esmeralda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A female given name from Spanish.
  2. A barangay of Balungao, Pangasinan, Philippines.

Pronunciation

/ɛzməˈɹɑːldə/ /ɛzməˈɹɛldə/

Word forms

Esmeralda

Etymology

From Spanish esmeralda (“emerald”), as first used in the novel Notre-Dame de Paris (1831) by Victor Hugo.

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