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cara

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃa.ra/

“cara” is an Indonesian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. way
  2. manner
  3. a typical Ambon snack, made from a mixture of wheat flour, eggs, milk, butter, salt, sugar and liquid coconut milk, which is put into a special mold with a filling of sliced skipjack tuna and sauteed spices, topped with sliced red chilies, then baked
  4. bridled parrotfish, sixband parrotfish, six-banded parrotfish, or vermiculate parrotfish (Scarus frenatus).

Etymology

Inherited from Malay cara, from Classical Malay cara. * From Javanese ꦕꦫ (cara, “manner, way, custom, style, language”), from Old Javanese cara, cāra, ācāra (“behavior, conduct”), from Sanskrit आचार (ācāra, “behaviour, good conduct; usage; custom; rule”), from Sanskrit चर् (car, “to move, to practice”). Doublet of acara, acaram, and ajar. * Alternatively, from Persian چاره (čâra, “remedy; help;…

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