Question: is turquoise blue or green?
Answer: Turquoise (/ˈtɜːrkɔɪz, -kwɔɪz/) is a blue/green color, based on the gem of the same name. The word turquoise comes from the French for "Turkish", as the gem was originally imported from Turkey. The first recorded use of turquoise as a color name in English was in 1573.