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Where does “nacre” come from?

nacre (Middle French) comes from Old French nacre, from Latin nacchara, from Arabic نَقَّارَة — small drum; drum.

nacre (Middle French): nacre

Definitions

  1. nacre

Ancestry of “nacre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchnacre—
2Latinnacchara—
3Arabicنَقَّارَةsmall drum; drum

Words derived from “nacre”

  • nacre
  • nacreous
  • nacred
  • nacrein
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