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aras

/æˈɹæs/

aras is the plural of ara.

Meaning of ara

Noun (1)

ara (plural aras)

  1. The great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).

Noun (2)

ara

  1. 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)

  1. 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

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Proper noun (1) capitalized: Aras

Aras

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Araks.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Aras

Aras

  1. (plural) 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

  1. Araria
  2. arariba
  3. araribas
  4. araroba
  5. araru
  6. aras
  7. Aras an Uachtaran
  8. arasaid
  9. Arasawa
  10. Arasawas
  11. Arata

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