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Learn Spanish with don Quijote: Palabra del Dia

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Word: Ópalo
(Ó-pa-lo), sustantivo masculino.
English: Opal
Etymology: Del latÍn opalus
Meaning: Mineral silíceo con algo de agua, lustre resinoso, translúcido u opaco, duro, pero quebradizo y de colores diversos.
Topic:Léxico relacionado con las piedras preciosas
Example:

A la cara correspondían las manos, también de cera, finísimas, bien marcadas las falanges bajo una piel sedosa, las uñas no muy cortas, pero limpias: lucía en sus dedos una sortija negra, con un hermosísimo ópalo de fuego de gran tamaño.

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