How to Say "Emerald" in French

émeraude

/em.ʁod/feminine

The English word "emerald" is translated into French as émeraude.

émeraude is a noun referring to the green gemstone. It is also used as an adjective to describe something of a rich green colour.

Meaning: gemstone (noun)

Related words

The noun émeraude is feminine.

/em.ʁod/

In the French language of heraldry, the color émeraude is not a standard tincture, as French coats of arms traditionally use the broader term sinople for green.
The French term émeraude is often associated with the 'Emerald Coast' (Côte d'Émeraude) in Brittany, known for the specific translucent green of its waters.
The history of émeraude is a linguistic map of ancient trade, as the word moved from Semitic languages through Greek and Latin before reaching French.

Certaines cétoines sont vert émeraude.
Some June beetles are emerald green.
This sentence demonstrates using émeraude as an adjective to describe the color of beetles.
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Tom ne connaît pas la différence entre un diamant et une émeraude.
Tom does not know the difference between a diamond and an emerald.
This sentence shows the use of émeraude as a noun to denote the gemstone.
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La famille d'Elon Musk posséda une société minière d'émeraudes en Zambie.
Elon Musk's family owned an emerald mining operation in Zambia.
This sentence illustrates the use of émeraude as a noun in the context of a mining operation.
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La robe avait une teinte vert émeraude magnifique.
The dress had a beautiful emerald green hue.
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Léa and Hugo are looking at jewelry in a shop window.

Sources

Wiktionary, “emerald” translations and entries émeraude, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries émeraude, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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