nácar

See also: naçar and ñacar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nácar, ultimately from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra, “small drum”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈna.kɐʁ/ [ˈna.kɐh]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈna.kɐɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈna.kɐʁ/ [ˈna.kɐχ]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ˈna.kɐɻ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈna.kaʁ/ [ˈna.kah]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈna.kaɾ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -akɐʁ, (Portugal) -akaɾ
Hyphenation: ná‧car

Noun

nácar m (plural nácares)

nacre (pearly substance on the interior of mollusk shells)
Synonym: madrepérola
dark pink or magenta
Synonyms: cor-de-rosa, rosa, magenta, fúcsia
carmine
Synonyms: carmim, rubro

Adjective

nácar m or f (plural nácares)

dark pink or magenta in color
Synonyms: nacarado, anacarado, cor-de-rosa, rosa, magenta, fúcsia
carmine in color
Synonyms: nacarado, anacarado, carmim, rubro

Further reading

“nácar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“nácar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“nácar”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
“nácar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“nácar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan nacre or Old French nacre, nacaire, from Medieval Latin nacchara, from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnakaɾ/ [ˈna.kaɾ]
Rhymes: -akaɾ
Syllabification: ná‧car

Noun

nácar m (plural nácares)

nacre, mother of pearl

Derived terms

See also

madreperla

Further reading

“nácar”, 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