Etymology

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Today it means: A small drum, of Arabic origin, and the forebear of the European kettledrum. Full definition →

Old French nacaire ← Arabic نَقَّارَة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromنَقَّارَة“drum”
  2. Old French · derived fromnacaire
  3. English todaynaker

borrowed from Old French nacaire, nacre (cognate with Italian nacchera, mediaeval Latin nacara), ultimately derived from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra, “drum”). Doublet of nacre.

Words from the same roots

Arabicنَقَّارَة all →

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