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maar

/mɑːɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
maar
IPA
/mɑːɹ/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A broad volcanic crater, usually filled with water to form a lake.

Etymology

English usage from 1825, from German Maar, of uncertain origin (see the German entry for theories), possibly from Vulgar Latin *mara (“standing water”), from Latin mare (“sea”), and thus a Doublet of mare (“a large, dark plain; a lake on Titan”) and mere (“a body of standing water”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɑːɹ/
  • British English: /mɑː/

Inflected Forms

maars (plural) maare (plural)

Phrases

crater lake

Frequently Paired Words

crater lake

Homonyms

mar

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce maar?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɑːɹ/.
What does maar mean?
A broad volcanic crater, usually filled with water to form a lake.
Where does maar come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce maar

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