nacre

== English == === Alternative forms === naker, nacker (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle French nacre, from Medieval Latin nacchara, from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra). Doublet of nagara. Also present in nacarat. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈneɪkə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈneɪkəɹ/ Rhymes: -eɪkə(ɹ) === Noun === nacre (countable and uncountable, plural nacres) (obsolete) A shellfish which contains mother-of-pearl. [16th–19th c.] A pearly substance made mainly of stacked layers of aragonite and organic matter which lines the interior of many shells; mother-of-pearl. [from 17th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === recan, Crane, caren, Crean, Caren, rance, Carne, ancré, Rance, Nérac, crane, Cerna, caner, crena == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French nacre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nakʁ/ === Noun === nacre f (plural nacres) mother-of-pearl (the hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells) === Verb === nacre inflection of nacrer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative ==== Derived terms ==== nacré nacrer === Further reading === “nacre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === ancre, ancré, cerna, crâne, écran, encra, rance == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French nacre, nacaire, from Medieval Latin nacchara, from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra). === Noun === nacre m (plural nacres) nacre (shellfish) ==== Descendants ==== French: nacre (“mother-of-pearl”), nacaire (“a small drum”) → Catalan: nacre → Portuguese: nácar → Spanish: nácar → English: nacre, naker, nacker (obsolete)