ara

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/ˈeɪ.ɹə//ˈɛɹ.ə//ˈɑɹə/

noun

The great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).

Less commonScrabble 3

Meanings

ara1

nounara (plural aras)

plural aras

  1. The great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).

    Synonyms: blue-and-yellow macaw, blue-and-gold macaw

ara2

noun

alternative arag · alternative arra

  1. A traditional alcoholic beverage consumed in Bhutan, made from rice, maize, millet, or wheat, either fermented or distilled. The beverage is usually a clear, creamy, or white color.

ara3

nounara (countable and uncountable, plural aras)

plural aras

  1. countableuncountableA saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus).
    1 more example

    Among the species which are met with on every coast, and during the whole year, are especially [...] the Ara (Niphon Spinosus Schl.), which frequents the coast of Yezo in particular, as is indicated by its other name , Matsumaye-ara. The many-membered genus of the saw-perches (Serranus) which inhabits all tropical and subtropical seas,[…]

    1884, Johannes Justus Rein, Japan: Travels and Researches Undertaken at the Cost of the Prussian Government, page 192

ARA4

proper noun
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noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of associate of the Royal Academy.
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ARA5

proper noun
  1. governmentthe Argentine Navy (Armada de la República Argentina)
adjectiveARA (not comparable)
  1. initialismnot comparablegovernmentship's prefix for warships of the Argentinian navy.

Ara6

proper noun
  1. astronomyA constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble an altar.

Ara7

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Armenian.

Ara8

proper nounAra (plural Aras)

plural Aras

Ara9

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Aari

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).

Origin

ara · noun

  1. taxonomic nameAra
  2. Englishara

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Ara.

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ara · noun

  1. Arabicعرق
  2. dzཨ་རག་
  3. Englishara

Borrowing from Dzongkha ཨ་རག་ (a rag), ultimately from Arabic عرق (ʕaraq). Doublet of arak.

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ara · noun

  1. Japaneseあら
  2. Englishara

From Japanese あら (ara).

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ARA · proper noun, noun

Abbreviation

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ARA · proper noun, adjective

  1. SpanishARA
  2. SpanishARA
  3. EnglishARA

Borrowed from Spanish ARA.

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Ara · proper noun

  1. Latināra“altar”
  2. EnglishAra

From Latin āra (“altar”).

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Ara · proper noun

  1. ArmenianԱրա
  2. ArmenianԱրա
  3. EnglishAra

Borrowed from Armenian Արա (Ara).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Θυμιατήριον, Βωμίσκος
  • Θυμιατήριον (Thumiatḗrion)constellation
  • Βωμίσκος (Bōmískos)constellation
Catalan Altar
  • Altarconstellation
Chinese Mandarin 天壇座 /天坛座
  • 天壇座 /天坛座 (Tiāntánzuò)constellation
Dutch blauwgele ara, Altaar
  • blauwgele araAra ararauna, a macaw
  • Altaarconstellation
Esperanto Altaro
  • Altaroconstellation
Estonian Altar
  • Altarconstellation
Finnish Alttari
  • Alttariconstellation
French Autel
  • Autelconstellation
German Gelbbrustara, Altar
  • GelbbrustaraAra ararauna, a macaw
  • Altarconstellation
Hindi वेदी तारामंडल
  • वेदी तारामंडल (vedī tārāmaṇḍal)constellation
Hungarian Oltár
  • Oltárconstellation
Irish an Altóir
  • an Altóirconstellation
Japanese 𩺊, 祭壇座
  • 𩺊saw-edged perch
  • 祭壇座 (Saidanza)constellation
  • さいだん座 (Saidanza)constellation
Korean 다금바리, 제단자리
  • 다금바리 (dageumbari)saw-edged perch
  • 제단자리 (Jedanjari)constellation
Latin Ara
  • Araconstellation
Malay Mazbah
  • Mazbahconstellation
Norwegian Alteret, Altaret
  • Alteretconstellation
  • Altaretconstellation
Polish ara ararauna, ararauna
  • ara araraunaAra ararauna, a macaw
  • araraunaAra ararauna, a macaw
  • arasaw-edged perch
  • Ołtarzconstellation
Portuguese arara-canindé, canindé
  • arara-canindéAra ararauna, a macaw
  • canindéAra ararauna, a macaw
  • Altarconstellation
Romanian Altar
  • Altarconstellation
Russian cи́не-жёлтый а́ра, Же́ртвенник
  • cи́не-жёлтый а́ра (cíne-žóltyj ára)Ara ararauna, a macaw
  • Же́ртвенник (Žértvennik)constellation
Spanish Ara
  • Araconstellation

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Cite this entry
APA

ara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ara

MLA

“ara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ara. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ara,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ara.

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