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nacarat

/ˈnæk.əˌɹæt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nacarat
IPA
/ˈnæk.əˌɹæt/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shade of bright red-orange.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Linens and cloths dyed such a shade.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French nacarat, from Spanish or Portuguese nacarado, ultimately derived from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra, “small drum”), from نَقَرَ (naqara, “to hollow out”). Related to English nacre, English naqareh and nagada.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, nacarado, نَقَّارَة, ن ق ر

Usage

Inflected Forms

nacarats (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce nacarat?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnæk.əˌɹæt/.
What does nacarat mean?
A shade of bright red-orange.
Where does nacarat come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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