aras
/æˈɹæs/
aras is the plural of ara.
Meaning of ara
Noun (1)
ara (plural aras)
- The great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).
- Synonyms:
- blue-and-yellow macaw, blue-and-gold macaw
Noun (2)
ara
- A traditional alcoholic beverage consumed in Bhutan, made from rice, maize, millet, or wheat, either fermented or distilled. The beverage is usually a clear, creamy, or white color.
Noun (3)
ara (countable and uncountable, plural aras)
- A saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus).
- Among the species which are met with on every coast, and during the whole year, are especially [...] the Ara (Niphon Spinosus Schl.), which frequents the coast of Yezo in particular, as is indicated by its other name , Matsumaye-ara. The many-membered genus of the saw-perches (Serranus) which...1884, Johannes Justus Rein, Japan: Travels and Researches Undertaken at the Cost of the Prussian Government, page 192
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Aras
Aras
- Alternative form of Araks.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Aras
Aras
- plural of Ara
Origin of aras
From Turkish Aras, from Persian ارس (aras), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *Raxsā- (“swift-flowing”). Compare Sanskrit रङ्घते (raṅghate, “to hasten, run”).
Phrases with aras
Questions about aras
- What is aras the plural of?
- Aras is the plural of ara.
- What part of speech is aras?
- Aras is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce aras?
- Aras is pronounced /æˈɹæs/.
Words near aras in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aras (page history and authors); Aras (page history and authors); ara (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “aras.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/aras. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
