"ara" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaː.raː/ Audio: Nl-ara.ogg Forms: ara's [plural], araatje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish ara. Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|es|ara}} Spanish ara Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-'s|+}} ara m (plural ara's, diminutive araatje n)
  1. a macaw; any bird of the genus Ara Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ara-nl-noun-yVD~XwBK Categories (other): Parrots, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 56 35 8
  2. any of various parrot species of different genera that resemble those of genus Ara Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ara-nl-noun-vDahl0Im
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈaː.raː/ Audio: Nl-ara.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic أرا (ara). Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|ary|أرا|tr=ara}} Moroccan Arabic أرا (ara) Head templates: {{nl-verb}} ara
  1. (Netherlands, slang, imperative) give Tags: Netherlands, imperative, slang
    Sense id: en-ara-nl-verb-CJWlMuQE Categories (other): Netherlands Dutch
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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