atsara

English

Noun

atsara (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of atchara (“Filipino pickle”)

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: at‧sa‧ra

Noun

atsara

1. a dish of pickled shredded green papaya, carrots and bell peppers with ginger and sometimes pepper flakes added for flavor

Hiligaynon

Noun

atsára

1. pickles

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly ultimately from Persian آچار (âčâr, “pickle, marinade”). Compare Indonesian acar and Hindi अचार (acār). See also Spanish achara.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈt͡ʃaɾa/ [ʔɐˈt͡ʃaː.ɾɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ʔatˈsaɾa/ [ʔɐt̪ˈsaː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: at‧sa‧ra

Noun

atsara (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔ᜐᜇ)

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

Derived terms

• atsarahin
• mag-atsara

See also

• buro
• dalok

Further reading

• “atsara”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018