achara

== English == === Noun === achara (countable and uncountable, plural acharas) Alternative form of achar (“Indian pickle”). Alternative spelling of atchara (“Filipino pickle”). == Galician == === Verb === achara first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of achar == Malay == === Noun === achara (plural achara-achara or achara2) (1924-1972) obsolete spelling of acara == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: a‧cha‧ra === Verb === achara first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of achar == Spanish == === Etymology === Possibly from Malay acar, ultimately from Classical Persian آچار (āčār, “pickle, marinade”). Compare Indonesian acar and Hindi अचार (acār). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃaɾa/ [aˈt͡ʃa.ɾa] Rhymes: -aɾa Syllabification: a‧cha‧ra === Noun === achara f (plural acharas) (Philippines, cooking) atchara (pickle made from grated unripe papaya originating from the Philippines) Synonyms: encurtido, escabeche ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: atsara → English: atchara, achara, atsara → Hiligaynon: atsara → Tagalog: atsara === Further reading === “achara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Abella, Venancio María de (1874), Vade-Mecum Filipino ó manual de la conversacion familiar Español-Tagalog. Seguido de un curioso Vocabulario de Modismos Manileños., 12.ᵃ edition (overall work in Philippine Spanish and Tagalog), Escolta, Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, á cargo de C. Miralles., page 32