âcre
See also: acre and Acre
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin acer. Compare aigre, an inherited doublet.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akʁ/, /ɑkʁ/
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Adjective
âcre (plural âcres)
- acrid, bitter
- (figuratively) sour, bitter
Derived terms
- âcreté
- âcrement
Further reading
- “âcre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- acre, care, caré, créa, race, racé