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atchara

The English word “atchara” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

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

Etymology

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.

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