nacarat

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/ˈnæk.əˌɹæt/

noun

A shade of bright red-orange.

OriginFrench nacarat ← Portuguese nacarado ← Arabic نَقَّارَة →
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Meanings

nounnacarat (countable and uncountable, plural nacarats)

plural nacarats

  1. archaiccountableuncountableA shade of bright red-orange.
  2. countableuncountableLinens and cloths dyed such a shade.

Origin

  1. Arabicنَقَّارَة“small drum”
  2. Portuguesenacarado
  3. Frenchnacarat
  4. Englishnacarat

Borrowed from French nacarat, from Spanish or Portuguese nacarado, ultimately derived from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra, “small drum”), from نَقَرَ (naqara, “to hollow out”). Related to English nacre, English naqareh and nagada.

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APA

nacarat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nacarat

MLA

“nacarat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nacarat. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nacarat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nacarat.

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