ocre
See also: ocré
English
Noun
ocre (countable and uncountable, plural ocres)
- (obsolete) Alternative spelling of okra.
References
- “okra, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2004.
Anagrams
- -core, CORE, Core, ROCE, cero, cero-, co-r.e., core, creo
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
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.kɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.kɾe/
Noun
ocre m (plural ocres)
- ochre
Derived terms
- ocraci
- ocrós
Adjective
ocre (masculine and feminine plural ocres)
- ochre
- Synonyms: ocraci, ocrós
Further reading
- “ocre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Late Latin ochra, from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “yellow”) (modern Greek ωχρός (ochrós)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔkʁ/
Audio (file)
Noun
ocre m (plural ocres)
- ochre
Adjective
ocre (plural ocres)
- ochre
Further reading
- “ocre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔ.kre/
- Rhymes: -ɔkre
- Hyphenation: ò‧cre
Noun
ocre f
- plural of ocra
Anagrams
- c'ero, cero, cerò, core, creo, creò, reco, recò
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈo.kre/, [ˈɔkrɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.kre/, [ˈɔːkre]
Noun
ocre
- ablative singular of ocris
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.kɾi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.kɾe/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.kɾ(ɨ)/
Noun
ocre m (plural ocres)
- Alternative form of ocra
Spanish
Etymology
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)
- ochre
Adjective
ocre (invariable)
- ochre
Further reading
- “ocre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014