nacre

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈneɪkə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nā′kər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
na•cre  (nā′kər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Jewelrymother-of-pearl.
  • Arabic naqqārah drum
  • Old Italian naccara kind of drum, nacre
  • Medieval Latin nacrum, nacer, variant of nacara
  • 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nacre / ˈneɪkə/
  1. the technical name for mother-of-pearl
Etymology: 16th Century: via French from Old Italian naccara, from Arabic naqqārah shell, drumˈnacred
'nacre' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cultured pearl - mother-of-pearl - nacred - nacreous

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