Etymology

achar

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Today it means: A spicy and salty pickle in Indian cuisine. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Classical Persian آچار
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromآچار
  2. Hindustani · borrowed from
  3. English todayachar

From Hindustani اچار / अचार (acār), from Classical Persian آچار (āčār). Doublet of acar, atchara, and atsara.

Words from the same roots

Classical Persianآچار all →

atchara

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.