abrash

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US/ˈɑ.bɹəʃ/US/ˈɑ.bɹɑʃ/

noun

A variation in color (often applied to Oriental rugs).

OriginTurkish abraş ← Ottoman Turkish آبراش ← Arabic أَبْرَش →
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Meanings

nounabrash (plural abrashes)

plural abrashes

  1. A variation in color (often applied to Oriental rugs).

Origin

  1. Arabicأَبْرَش“dappled, mottled”
  2. Ottoman Turkishآبراش
  3. Turkishabraş
  4. Englishabrash

Borrowed from Turkish abraş, from Ottoman Turkish آبراش (abraş), from Arabic أَبْرَش (ʔabraš, “dappled, mottled”).

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APA

abrash. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abrash

MLA

“abrash.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abrash. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abrash,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abrash.

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