ópalo

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• IPA^(key): /ˈɔpalo/ [ˈɔ.pa.lʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɔpalo
• Hyphenation: ó‧pa‧lo

ópalo m (plural ópalos)

1. opal (precious stone consisting of silicon with a variable amount of water)

   Synonym: opala

• “ópalo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “ópalo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

From Latin opalus, from Byzantine Greek ὀπάλλιος (opállios), from Sanskrit उपल (upala, “gem, stone”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈopalo/ [ˈo.pa.lo]
• Rhymes: -opalo
• Syllabification: ó‧pa‧lo

ópalo m (plural ópalos)

1. opal

• “ópalo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025