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atchara

atchara noun: a pickle made from grated unripe papaya, popular in the Philippines.

Noun

atchara (uncountable)

  1. (Philippines) A pickle made from grated unripe papaya, popular in the Philippines.

Forms of atchara

alternative formachara
alternative formatsara

Origin of atchara

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish achara, possibly from Malay acar, ultimately from Classical Persian آچار (āčār, “pickle, marinade”). Compare Tagalog atsara, Cebuano atsara, Hiligaynon atsara, Indonesian acar, Hindi अचार (acār). Doublet of acar, achar, and atsara.

Questions about atchara

What does atchara mean?
Atchara means a pickle made from grated unripe papaya, popular in the Philippines.
What part of speech is atchara?
Atchara is a noun.

Words near atchara in the dictionary

  1. atcha
  2. atchabannies
  3. Atchafalaya
  4. Atcham
  5. atchar
  6. atchara
  7. atchars
  8. atchee
  9. Atcheler
  10. Atchelers
  11. Atcherley

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