ocre

== English == === Noun === ocre (countable and uncountable, plural ocres) Obsolete spelling of okra. === References === “okra, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. === Anagrams === -core, CORE, Core, ROCE, cero, cero-, co-r.e., core, creo == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin ochra, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “yellow”). The spelling with -e is due to influence from French ocre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈo̞.kɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ˈɔ.kɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈɔ.kɾe] === Noun === ocre m (plural ocres) ochre ==== Derived terms ==== ocraci ocrós === Adjective === ocre m or f (masculine and feminine plural ocres) ochre Synonyms: ocraci, ocrós === Further reading === “ocre”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === From Late Latin ochra, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “yellow”) (modern Greek ωχρός (ochrós)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔkʁ/ === Noun === ocre m (plural ocres) ochre === Adjective === ocre (plural ocres) ochre === Further reading === “ocre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔ.kre/ Rhymes: -ɔkre Hyphenation: ò‧cre === Noun === ocre f plural of ocra === Anagrams === c'ero, cero, cerò, core, creo, creò, reco, recò == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɔ.krɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɔː.kre] === Noun === ocre ablative singular of ocris == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Noun === ocre m (plural ocres) alternative form of ocra === Further reading === “ocre”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ocre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin ochra, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “yellow”) (modern Greek ωχρός (ochrós)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈokɾe/ [ˈo.kɾe] Rhymes: -okɾe Syllabification: o‧cre === Noun === ocre m (plural ocres) ochre === Adjective === ocre (invariable) ochre === Further reading === “ocre”, 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