Etymology

acar

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Today it means: A vegetable pickle of Maritime Southeast Asia, a local version of the Indian achar. Full definition →

Indonesian acar
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  1. Indonesian · borrowed fromacar
  2. English todayacar

From Malay/Indonesian acar. Doublet of achar, atchara, and atsara.

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