pyrope

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/ˈpaɪɹəʊp/

noun

A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gemstone.

OriginLatin pyrōpus ← Ancient Greek πυρωπός →
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Meanings

nounpyrope (countable and uncountable, plural pyropes)

plural pyropes

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gemstone.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπῦρ“fire”
  2. Ancient Greekπυρωπός“fiery-eyed, fire-colored”
  3. Latinpyrōpus
  4. Englishpyrope

From Latin pyrōpus, from Ancient Greek πυρωπός (purōpós, “fiery-eyed, fire-colored”), from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “eye”); compare French pyrope.

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Translations

Catalan pirop
  • piropmineral
Finnish pyrooppi
  • pyrooppimineral
French pyrope
  • pyropemineral
German Pyrop
  • Pyropmineral
Hungarian pirop
  • piropmineral
Italian piropo
  • piropomineral
Japanese 苦礬柘榴石, パイロープ
  • 苦礬柘榴石 (kubanzakuroishi)mineral
  • パイロープ (pairōpu)mineral
Polish pirop
  • piropmineral
Russian пиро́п
  • пиро́п (piróp)mineral
Spanish piropo
  • piropomineral
Swedish pyrop
  • pyropmineral

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

poperyyopper
Cite this entry
APA

pyrope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrope

MLA

“pyrope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrope. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyrope,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrope.

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