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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
nácar m (plural nácares)
- nacre (pearly substance on the interior of mollusk shells)
- Synonym: madrepérola
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan nacre or Old French nacre, nacaire, from Medieval Latin nacchara, from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnakaɾ/
- Rhymes: -akaɾ
- Syllabification: ná‧car
Noun
nácar m (plural nácares)
- nacre, mother of pearl
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