achara

See also: Achara, achará, and a chara

English

Noun

achara (countable and uncountable, plural acharas)

1. Alternative form of achar (“Indian pickle”).
2. Alternative spelling of atchara (“Filipino pickle”).

Galician

Verb

achara

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of achar

Malay

Noun

achara (plural achara-achara or achara²)

1. (1924-1972) obsolete spelling of acara

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈʃa.ɾɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʃa.ɾɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʃa.ɾɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐtˈʃa.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧cha‧ra

Verb

achara

1. first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of achar

Spanish

Etymology

Possibly from Malay acar, ultimately from Classical Persian آچار (āčār, “pickle, marinade”). Compare Indonesian acar and Hindi अचार (acār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈt͡ʃaɾa/ [aˈt͡ʃa.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: a‧cha‧ra

Noun

achara f (plural acharas)

1. (Philippines, cooking) atchara (pickle made from grated unripe papaya originating from the Philippines)

   Synonyms: encurtido, escabeche

Descendants

• → Cebuano: atsara
• → English: atchara, achara, atsara
• → Hiligaynon: atsara
• → Tagalog: atsara

Further reading

• “achara”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• Abella, Venancio María de (1874), Vade-Mecum Filipino ó manual de la conversacion familiar Español-Tagalog. Seguido de un curioso Vocabulario de Modismos Manileños., 12.ᵃ edition (overall work in Philippine Spanish and Tagalog), Escolta, Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier, á cargo de C. Miralles., page 32