giargone

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic زَرْقُون‎ (zarqūn, “cinnabar, bright red”), from Persian زرگون‎ (zargun) / زریون‎ (zaryun), from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭭‎ (zargōn). Compare the doublet zircone.

Noun

giargone m (plural giargoni)

  1. a kind of colourless zircon, perfectly transparent

See also

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