ocre

See also: ocré

English

Noun

ocre (countable and uncountable, plural ocres)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of okra.

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Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ochra, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, yellow). The spelling with -e is due to influence from French ocre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɔ.kɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈɔ.kɾe]
  • (file)

Noun

ocre m (plural ocres)

  1. ochre

Derived terms

  • ocraci
  • ocrós

Adjective

ocre m or f (masculine and feminine plural ocres)

  1. ochre
    Synonyms: ocraci, ocrós

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Late Latin ochra, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, yellow) (modern Greek ωχρός (ochrós)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔkʁ/
  • (file)

Noun

ocre m (plural ocres)

  1. ochre

Adjective

ocre (plural ocres)

  1. ochre

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.kre/
  • Rhymes: -ɔkre
  • Hyphenation: ò‧cre

Noun

ocre f

  1. plural of ocra

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Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

ocre

  1. ablative singular of ocris

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.kɾi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.kɾe/

Noun

ocre m (plural ocres)

  1. Alternative form of ocra

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin ochra, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, yellow) (modern Greek ωχρός (ochrós)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈokɾe/ [ˈo.kɾe]
  • Rhymes: -okɾe
  • Syllabification: o‧cre

Noun

ocre m (plural ocres)

  1. ochre

Adjective

ocre (invariable)

  1. ochre

Further reading

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