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acar

Pronunciation: [aˈt͡saɾ]

“acar” is an Albanian word. Its 12 meanings in English:

noun

  1. bitter cold
  2. period of frost, coldness
  3. bitter, coarse, rough, brisk
  4. dread
  5. astute, sharp-witted
  6. steel

adjective

  1. exceedingly cold
  2. clean, clear
  3. neat (of a person's clothing, appearance)

adverb

  1. neatly
  2. rudely
  3. thorny

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *atsara, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós, from the root *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). Compare Old Irish aicher (“sharp, fierce, bitter”), Latin ācer (“pungent, acidic; sharp-minded”), Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, “pointed, sharp; at the edge”), ἄκρον (ákron, “peak, sharp point, edge”).

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