jasper

/ˈd͡ʒæs.pɚ/

D͡ƷÆS · pɚ (2 syllables)

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Definition

Any bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian.

Etymology

From Middle English jasper, jaspre, from Old French jaspre, a variant of jaspe (modern French jaspe), from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis).