Etymology

colcothar

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Today it means: Polishing rouge; a reddish-brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment. Full definition →

Arabic قَلْقَطَار
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromقَلْقَطَار
  2. English todaycolcothar

From Arabic قَلْقَطَار (qalqaṭār).

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