topas

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UK/ˈtəʊpas/

noun

A person of mixed black and Portuguese descent.

OriginPortuguese topaz →
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Meanings

nountopas (plural topas or topasses)

plural topasses · alternative topass · alternative topaz

  1. EastIndiahistoricalA person of mixed black and Portuguese descent.

    The topas represented the earlier colonial presence of Portugal in the subcontinent.

    2020, Sujit Sivasundaram, Waves Across the South, William Collins, published 2021, page 110

Origin

  1. Portuguesetopaz
  2. Englishtopas

From Portuguese topaz, of uncertain origin.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

AptospoastStopaOstap
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APA

topas. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topas

MLA

“topas.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topas. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “topas,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/topas.

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