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ares

Pronunciation: [ˈarɛs]

“ares” is an Indonesian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. punishment
  2. arrest, the process of arresting
  3. banana pseudostem

Etymology

From Malay arres, from Dutch arrest (“arrest”), from Middle Dutch arrest, from Old French arest or arester (“to stay, stop”), from Vulgar Latin *arrestare, from Latin ad- (“to”) + restare (“to stop, remain behind, stay back”), from re- (“back”) + stare (“to stand”), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).

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