nácar

Portuguese

Noun

nácar m (plural nácares)

nacre (pearly substance on the interior of mollusk shells)

Synonyms

madrepérola

Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan nacre or French nacre, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnakaɾ/

Noun

nácar m (plural nácares)

nacre, mother of pearl

Derived terms

nacarado
nacarino

See also

madreperla

Further reading

“nácar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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