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Jade

Pronunciation: /ˈjaːdə/

“Jade” is a German word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. jade (gem)
  2. an artifact made of jade

Etymology

From French jade (“jade”), rebracketing of earlier l'ejade (“jade”), from Spanish piedra de ijada (“flank stone”), from Vulgar Latin *iliata, from Latin ilia (“flank”) (Jade was thought to cure pains in the side).

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