achar

(India) A spicy and salty pickle in Indian cuisine.

en-noun

achar (countable and uncountable, plural achars)

From Hindustani اچار / अचार (acār), from Classical Persian آچار (āčār).


achar

Ala me leue Deus, donde ache dos meus

1555, Hernán Nunez, Refranes en Romance:

May God take me to places where I come upon my people

(transitive, now rare) to find, come upon

prouarõ tres escaleyras de fuste et acharõnas curtas; et desi atarõnas a hũa cõ a outra et deytarõnas a hũa torre

c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 806:

they tried three wooden ladders but found them too short; and so they tied them together and leaned them against a tower

(transitive, dated) to find, find out; to think

gl-verb

achar (first-person singular present acho, first-person singular preterite achei, past participle achado)

acho (first-person present singular)
achei (first-person preterite singular)
achado (participle past)
achar (impersonal infinitive)
achar (first-person infinitive singular)
achares (infinitive second-person singular)
achar (infinitive personal singular)
acharmos (first-person infinitive plural)
achardes (infinitive plural second-person)
acharen (infinitive personal plural)
achando (gerund)
achado (masculine participle past singular)
achado (first-person masculine participle past singular)
achado (masculine participle past second-person singular)
achados (masculine participle past plural)
achados (first-person masculine participle past plural second-person)
achada (feminine participle past singular)
achada (feminine first-person participle past singular)
achada (feminine participle past second-person singular)
achadas (feminine participle past plural)
achadas (feminine first-person participle past plural second-person)
acho (first-person indicative present singular)
achas (indicative present second-person singular)
acha (indicative present singular)
achamos (first-person indicative plural present)
achades (indicative plural present second-person)
achan (indicative plural present)
achaba (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
achabas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
achaba (imperfect indicative singular)
achabamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
achabades (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
achaban (imperfect indicative plural)
achei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
achaches (indicative preterite second-person singular)
achou (indicative preterite singular)
achamos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
achastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
acharon (indicative plural preterite)
achara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
acharas (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
achara (indicative pluperfect singular)
acharamos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
acharades (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
acharan (indicative pluperfect plural)
acharei (first-person future indicative singular)
acharás (future indicative second-person singular)
achará (future indicative singular)
acharemos (first-person future indicative plural)
acharedes (future indicative plural second-person)
acharán (future indicative plural)
acharía (conditional first-person singular)
acharías (conditional second-person singular)
acharía (conditional singular)
achariamos (conditional first-person plural)
achariades (conditional plural second-person)
acharían (conditional plural)
ache (first-person present singular subjunctive)
aches (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ache (present singular subjunctive)
achemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
achedes (plural present second-person subjunctive)
achen (plural present subjunctive)
achase (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
achases (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
achase (imperfect singular subjunctive)
achásemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
achásedes (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
achasen (imperfect plural subjunctive)
achar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
achares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
achar (future singular subjunctive)
acharmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
achardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
acharen (future plural subjunctive)
acha (imperative second-person singular)
ache (imperative singular)
achemos (first-person imperative plural)
achade (imperative plural second-person)
achen (imperative plural)
non aches (imperative negative second-person singular)
non ache (imperative negative singular)
non achemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
non achedes (imperative negative plural second-person)
non achen (imperative negative plural)
achar (impersonal infinitive)
achar (first-person infinitive singular)
achares (infinitive second-person singular)
achar (infinitive singular third-person)
acharmos (first-person infinitive plural)
achardes (infinitive plural second-person)
acharem (infinitive plural third-person)
achando (gerund)
achado (first-person masculine participle past singular third-person)
achado (masculine participle past second-person singular)
achados (masculine participle past plural)
achada (feminine first-person participle past singular third-person)
achada (feminine participle past second-person singular)
achadas (feminine participle past plural)
acho (first-person indicative present singular)
achas (indicative present second-person singular)
acha (indicative present singular third-person)
achamos (first-person indicative plural present)
achades (indicative plural present second-person)
achais (indicative plural present second-person)
acham (indicative plural present third-person)
achava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
achavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
achava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
achávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
achávades (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
acháveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
achávais (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
achavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
achei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
achaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
achache (indicative preterite second-person singular)
achou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
achamos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
achastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
achárom (indicative plural preterite third-person)
acharam (indicative plural preterite third-person)
achara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
acharas (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
achara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
acháramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
achárades (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
acháreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
achárais (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
acharam (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
acharei (first-person future indicative singular)
acharás (future indicative second-person singular)
achará (future indicative singular third-person)
acharemos (first-person future indicative plural)
acharedes (future indicative plural second-person)
achareis (future indicative plural second-person)
acharám (future indicative plural third-person)
acharão (future indicative plural third-person)
acharia (conditional first-person singular)
acharias (conditional second-person singular)
acharia (conditional singular third-person)
acharíamos (conditional first-person plural)
acharíades (conditional plural second-person)
acharíeis (conditional plural second-person)
acharíais (conditional plural second-person)
achariam (conditional plural third-person)
ache (first-person present singular subjunctive)
aches (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ache (present singular subjunctive third-person)
achemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
achedes (plural present second-person subjunctive)
acheis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
achem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
achasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
achasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
achasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
achássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
achássedes (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
achásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
achassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
achar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
achares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
achar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
acharmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
achardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
acharem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
acha (imperative second-person singular)
ache (imperative singular third-person)
achemos (first-person imperative plural)
achade (imperative plural second-person)
achai (imperative plural second-person)
achem (imperative plural third-person)
nom aches (imperative negative second-person singular)
nom ache (imperative negative singular third-person)
nom achemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
nom achedes (imperative negative plural second-person)
nom acheis (imperative negative plural second-person)
nom achem (imperative negative plural third-person)

From Old Galician-Portuguese achar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin afflāre (“to blow”). Cognate with Portuguese achar, Asturian afayar and Spanish hallar.


achar

ḱē n t-axr̥, ə tā ən drehəd šin æš šo?

1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 7:

ə wakə tū n bĭaiəx ūd lomsə, a çȧn̄ə mē tā axr̥ gȧŕəȷ?

1899, Franz Nikolaus Finck, Die araner mundart, volume II (overall work in German), Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 8:

Did you see that cow of mine that I bought a short time ago?

achair (genitive singular)
nominative (indefinite)
achar (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a achair (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
achair (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an t-achar (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
an achair (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an achar (definite singular)
don achar (definite singular)
achar
n-achar
hachar
t-achar

From Old Irish ochair (“edge”), from Proto-Celtic *okris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óḱris (compare Latin ocris (“rugged mountain”), Ancient Greek ὄκρις (ókris, “sharp edge”)), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).


achar

comê achar

preserve or pickle, made of spring onions, cabbage, coconut, apple, pear, etc. in vinegar and salt, (formerly) eaten as an appetizer or a street food using toothpicks

From Malay acar, from Classical Malay اچر (acar), from Classical Persian آچار (āčār, “pickle, marinade”). Compare Indonesian acar. Etymologically unrelated to Portuguese achar or its Macanese descendant achâ.


achar

achar (infinitive)
infinitive of haver (infinitive multiword-construction)
tẽer² + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
achando (gerund)
gerund of haver (gerund multiword-construction)
tẽer² + past participle (gerund multiword-construction)
achado (masculine participle past singular)
achados (masculine participle past plural)
achada (feminine participle past singular)
achadas (feminine participle past plural)
achante (participle past present singular)
achantes (participle past plural present)
acho (present singular)
achas (present singular)
acha (present singular)
achamos (plural present)
achades (plural present)
achan (plural present)
achava (imperfect singular)
achavas (imperfect singular)
achavamos (imperfect plural)
achávamos (imperfect plural)
achavades (imperfect plural)
achávades (imperfect plural)
achavan (imperfect plural)
achei (preterite singular)
achaste (preterite singular)
achasche (preterite singular)
achache (preterite singular)
achou (preterite singular)
achamos (plural preterite)
achastes (plural preterite)
acharon (plural preterite)
achara (pluperfect singular)
acharas (pluperfect singular)
acharamos (pluperfect plural)
acháramos (pluperfect plural)
acharades (pluperfect plural)
achárades (pluperfect plural)
acharan (pluperfect plural)
acharei (future singular)
acharás (future singular)
achará (future singular)
acharemos (future plural)
acharedes (future plural)
acharán (future plural)
acharia (conditional singular)
acharias (conditional singular)
achariamos (conditional plural)
acharíamos (conditional plural)
achariades (conditional plural)
acharíades (conditional plural)
acharian (conditional plural)
present of haver (multiword-construction perfect present)
tẽer² + past participle (multiword-construction perfect present)
imperfect of haver (multiword-construction)
tẽer² + past participle (multiword-construction)
preterite of haver (anterior multiword-construction past)
tẽer² + past participle (anterior multiword-construction past)
simple pluperfect of haver (multiword-construction pluperfect)
tẽer² + past participle (multiword-construction pluperfect)
future of haver (future multiword-construction perfect)
tẽer² + past participle (future multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of haver (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
tẽer² + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
ache (present singular)
aches (present singular)
achemos (plural present)
achedes (plural present)
achen (plural present)
achasse (preterite singular)
achasses (preterite singular)
achássemos (plural preterite)
achássedes (plural preterite)
achassen (plural preterite)
achar (future singular)
achares (future singular)
acharmos (future plural)
achardes (future plural)
acharen (future plural)
present subjunctive of haver (multiword-construction perfect present)
preterite subjunctive of haver (multiword-construction pluperfect)
future subjunctive of haver (future multiword-construction perfect)
acha (singular)
ache (singular)
achemos (plural)
achade (plural)
non aches (negative singular)
non ache (negative singular)
non achemos (negative plural)
non achedes (negative plural)
achar (imperative infinitive personal singular)
achares (infinitive personal singular)
achar (infinitive personal singular)
acharmos (infinitive personal plural)
achardes (infinitive personal plural)
acharen (infinitive personal plural)

Galician: achar

Portuguese: achar (see there for further descendants)


achar

sga-decl-adj-table

*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized

achar (masculine nominative singular)
achar (feminine nominative singular)
achar (neuter nominative singular)
achair (masculine singular vocative)
achar (masculine singular vocative)
achar (feminine singular vocative)
achar (neuter singular vocative)
achar (accusative masculine singular)
achair (accusative feminine singular)
achar (accusative neuter singular)
achair (genitive masculine singular)
achrae (feminine genitive singular)
achaire (feminine genitive singular)
achair (genitive neuter singular)
achur (dative masculine singular)
achair (dative feminine singular)
achur (dative neuter singular)
achair (masculine nominative plural)
achra (feminine neuter nominative plural)
achru (masculine plural vocative)
achra (masculine plural vocative)
achra (feminine neuter plural vocative)
achru (accusative masculine plural)
achra (accusative masculine plural)
achra (accusative feminine neuter plural)
achar (feminine genitive masculine neuter plural)
achraib (dative feminine masculine neuter plural)
achar
n-achar


achar

Preciso de achar as chaves da minha casa.

Nenhum dos estudantes achou a resposta correta.

None of the students found the correct answer.

(transitive) to find; to encounter (to come across something that was unknown or had been lost)

Acho essa casa muito feia.

Acharam o filme interessante.

(ditransitive, copulative for the second object) to find; to consider (to have the opinion that a given thing has the given quality)

Caminhei até a vila e achei-a inundada.

I walked to the village and found it flooded.

(ditransitive, copulative for the second object) to find (to come across something in the given state)

Acho que vocês deviam ir embora.

Acho que sim.

(transitive) to think (to have the given opinion) [with que ‘that’]

O que acharam do novo livro?

Me diga o que você acha.

+obj

(transitive) to think (to have an opinion regarding the worth of someone or something) [with de ‘of/about/concerning someone/something’]

O livro se acha aberto.

(pronominal, copulative) to be (in the given state or condition)

Aquele otário está se achando com seu carro rebaixado.
That sucker is being arrogant with his lowrider.

(slang, pronominal) to be arrogant or act arrogantly; to think too highly of oneself

acho (first-person present singular)
achei (first-person preterite singular)
achado (participle past)
achar (impersonal infinitive)
achar (first-person infinitive singular)
achares (infinitive second-person singular)
achar (infinitive singular third-person)
acharmos (first-person infinitive plural)
achardes (infinitive plural second-person)
acharem (infinitive plural third-person)
achando (gerund)
achado (masculine participle past singular)
achados (masculine participle past plural)
achada (feminine participle past singular)
achadas (feminine participle past plural)
acho (first-person indicative present singular)
achas (indicative present second-person singular)
acha (indicative present singular third-person)
achamos (first-person indicative plural present)
achais (indicative plural present second-person)
acham (indicative plural present third-person)
achava (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
achavas (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
achava (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
achávamos (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
acháveis (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
achavam (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
achei (first-person indicative preterite singular)
achaste (indicative preterite second-person singular)
achou (indicative preterite singular third-person)
achamos (Brazil first-person indicative plural preterite)
achámos (first-person indicative plural preterite)
achastes (indicative plural preterite second-person)
acharam (indicative plural preterite third-person)
achara (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
acharas (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
achara (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
acháramos (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
acháreis (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
acharam (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
acharei (first-person future indicative singular)
acharás (future indicative second-person singular)
achará (future indicative singular third-person)
acharemos (first-person future indicative plural)
achareis (future indicative plural second-person)
acharão (future indicative plural third-person)
acharia (conditional first-person singular)
acharias (conditional second-person singular)
acharia (conditional singular third-person)
acharíamos (conditional first-person plural)
acharíeis (conditional plural second-person)
achariam (conditional plural third-person)
ache (first-person present singular subjunctive)
aches (present second-person singular subjunctive)
ache (present singular subjunctive third-person)
achemos (first-person plural present subjunctive)
acheis (plural present second-person subjunctive)
achem (plural present subjunctive third-person)
achasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
achasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
achasse (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
achássemos (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
achásseis (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
achassem (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
achar (first-person future singular subjunctive)
achares (future second-person singular subjunctive)
achar (future singular subjunctive third-person)
acharmos (first-person future plural subjunctive)
achardes (future plural second-person subjunctive)
acharem (future plural subjunctive third-person)
acha (imperative second-person singular)
ache (imperative singular third-person)
achemos (first-person imperative plural)
achai (imperative plural second-person)
achem (imperative plural third-person)
não aches (imperative negative second-person singular)
não ache (imperative negative singular third-person)
não achemos (first-person imperative negative plural)
não acheis (imperative negative plural second-person)
não achem (imperative negative plural third-person)

Guinea-Bissau Creole: otca

Kabuverdianu: atcha

Macanese: achâ

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese achar, from Latin afflāre. Compare Galician achar and Spanish hallar.


achar

achar (a spicy and salty pickle of Indian cuisine)

From Hindi आचार (ācār) and Urdu آچار (āćār), from Persian آچار (âčâr).

bor

Urdu آچار (āćār)