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English
Noun
acar (countable and uncountable , plural acars )
A vegetable pickle of Maritime Southeast Asia, a local version of the Indian achar .
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *atsara , from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós , from the root *h₂eḱ- ( “ sharp ” ) . Compare Old Irish aicher ( “ sharp, fierce, bitter ” ) , Latin ācer ( “ pungent, acidic; sharp-minded ” ) , Ancient Greek ἄκρος ( ákros , “ pointed, sharp; at the edge ” ) , ἄκρον ( ákron , “ peak, sharp point, edge ” ) .[ 1]
Alternatively, borrowed from Italian azzaru ( “ steel ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
acar m (plural acare , definite acari , definite plural acaret )
bitter cold
Synonym: thëllim
period of frost , coldness
( figurative ) bitter , coarse , rough , brisk
dread
( figurative ) astute , sharp-witted
( old or regional ) steel
Declension
Adjective
acar (feminine acare )
exceedingly cold
clean , clear
neat (of a person's clothing, appearance)
Adverb
acar
neatly
rudely
thorny
Derived terms
References
Further reading
FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language ] , 1980
“acar ”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language ] (in Albanian), 2006
Ambonese Malay
Noun
acar
kind of dish made of fried vegetables
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay acar , from Classical Malay اچر ( acar ) , from Classical Persian آچار ( āčār , “ pickle, marinade ” ) . Doublet of acara , acarya , ajar , and hajar .
Pronunciation
Noun
acar (plural acar -acar )
( cooking ) pickle , achar
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Further reading
Irish
Noun
acar m (genitive singular acara )
Alternative form of acra ( “ tool, implement; service, convenience ” )
Declension
Mutation
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Romanian
Etymology
From ac + -ar , or possibly Latin ac(u)ārius . The final sense was based on French aiguilleur .
Pronunciation
Noun
acar m (plural acari )
one who makes needles
a box with supplies for sewing, including needles, thread, etc.
( railways ) switchman , pointsman
Synonym: macagiu
Declension
Further reading
Simalungun Batak
Noun
acar
pickle
References
Tarifit
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Verb
acar (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵛⴰⵔ )
( transitive ) to steal , to rob
Conjugation
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