nácar

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish nácar, ultimately from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra, “small drum”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -akɐʁ, (Portugal) -akaɾ Hyphenation: ná‧car === Noun === nácar m (plural nácares) nacre (pearly substance on the interior of mollusk shells) Synonym: madrepérola dark pink or magenta Synonyms: cor-de-rosa, rosa, magenta, fúcsia carmine Synonyms: carmim, rubro === Adjective === nácar m or f (plural nácares) dark pink or magenta in color Synonyms: nacarado, anacarado, cor-de-rosa, rosa, magenta, fúcsia carmine in color Synonyms: nacarado, anacarado, carmim, rubro === Further reading === “nácar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “nácar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “nácar”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “nácar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “nácar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Catalan nacre or Old French nacre, nacaire, from Medieval Latin nacchara, from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnakaɾ/ [ˈna.kaɾ] Rhymes: -akaɾ Syllabification: ná‧car === Noun === nácar m (plural nácares) nacre, mother of pearl ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === madreperla === Further reading === “nácar”, 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