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cacholong

cacholong noun: an opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz.

Noun

cacholong (plural cacholongs)

  1. An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz.
  2. A similar variety of opal.

Forms of cacholong

pluralcacholongs

Origin of cacholong

From French cacholong, said to be from Cach (“the name of a river in Bukhara”) + Kalmyk чолун (çolun, “stone”).

Questions about cacholong

What does cacholong mean?
Cacholong means an opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz.
What part of speech is cacholong?
Cacholong is a noun.
What is the plural of cacholong?
The plural of cacholong is cacholongs.

Words near cacholong in the dictionary

  1. Cachiquel
  2. cachiri
  3. cacho
  4. Cachola
  5. Cacholas
  6. cacholong
  7. cacholongs
  8. cacholot
  9. cacholote
  10. cacholotes
  11. cacholots

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