tar
Bedeutung (English)
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- A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.
- Coal tar.
- A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.
- (slang) A sailor, because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes.
- Black tar, a form of heroin.
Concepts
chaussieren
Tar
Pech ''n''
Teer ''m''
Synonyms
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Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/tɑː/
Etymology (English)
From Middle English ter, terr, tarr, from Old English teoru, from Proto-West Germanic *teru, from Proto-Germanic *terwą (compare Saterland Frisian Taar, West Frisian tarre, tar, Dutch teer, German Teer), from Proto-Indo-European *derwo- (compare Welsh derw (“oaks”), Lithuanian dervà (“pinewood, resin”), Russian де́рево (dérevo, “tree”), Bulgarian дърво́ (dǎrvó, “tree”)), from *dóru (“tree”). More at tree.
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