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nacarat

/ˈnæk.əˌɹæt/

nacarat noun: a shade of bright red-orange.

Noun

nacarat (countable and uncountable, plural nacarats)

  1. (archaic) A shade of bright red-orange.
  2. Linens and cloths dyed such a shade.

Forms of nacarat

pluralnacarats

Origin of nacarat

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.

Questions about nacarat

What does nacarat mean?
Nacarat means a shade of bright red-orange.
What part of speech is nacarat?
Nacarat is a noun.
How do you pronounce nacarat?
Nacarat is pronounced /ˈnæk.əˌɹæt/.
What is the plural of nacarat?
The plural of nacarat is nacarats.

Words near nacarat in the dictionary

  1. NAC
  2. NACA
  3. Nacagang
  4. Nacalma
  5. nacaphite
  6. nacarat
  7. nacarats
  8. nacazcul
  9. NACB
  10. Nacba
  11. NAcc

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