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kare

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑre/

“kare” is an Estonian word. Its 7 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. rough, coarse
  2. hoarse (afflicted by a dry, quite harsh voice)
  3. harsh, rough
  4. hard (of water, high in dissolved calcium compounds)
  5. harsh, unfriendly

noun

  1. reef (rocks at or near surface of the water)
  2. fallow (uncultivated land)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karhëda.

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