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English
Etymology
From Arabic مُعَسْكَر (muʕaskar, “encampment”), from عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “soldiers, army”).
Proper noun
Mascara
- A city and provincial capital in northwestern Algeria.
- A province of Algeria
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from English mascara with a spelling pronunciation.
Pronunciation
Noun
Mascara f (genitive Mascara, plural Mascaras) or
Mascara m (strong, genitive Mascaras or Mascara, plural Mascaras)
- (neologism, especially advertising) Synonym of Wimperntusche (“mascara”)
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