Etymology

From Old French esmeralde, esmeragde, from Vulgar Latin *esmaralda, *esmaraldus, variant of Latin smaragdus ‎(“emerald”), from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος ‎(smáragdos), μάραγδος ‎(máragdos, “emerald”), from Sanskrit मरकत ‎(marakata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛm.ʁɔd/
• Homophone: émeraudes
• Hyphenation: éme‧raude