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arra

arra is the alternative form 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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Questions about arra

What is arra the alternative form of?
Arra is the alternative form of ara.

Words near arra in the dictionary

  1. Arquettes
  2. arquifoux
  3. arquitecture
  4. arr
  5. arr.
  6. arra
  7. Arraba
  8. arrabbiata
  9. arracach
  10. arracacha
  11. arracachas

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