jar
Signification (English)
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- An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial.
- A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
- A jar and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.
- (colloquial) A pint glass
- (colloquial) A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.
Concepts
Synonyms
waterjar
water pot
bump around
earthenware pot
water jar
stoup
water pitcher
be unpleasant
drinking glass
large cup
watering-pot
water-pot
small jar
widemouthed bottle
earthenware cooking pot
make anxious
be displeasant to listen to
large earthen jar
drinking-vessel
earthen pot
large earthen water-jar
quarrelling 1.
jar coupling
undesired sound
wide neck container
protecting case
or glass
by fits and starts
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/dʒɑː/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English jarre (“jar”), from Medieval Latin jarra, or from Middle French jarre (“liquid measure”) (from Old French jare; modern French jarre (“earthenware jar”)), or from Spanish jarra, jarro (“jug, pitcher; mug, stein”), all from Arabic جَرَّة (jarra, “earthen receptacle”). The word is cognate with Italian giara (“jar; crock”), Occitan jarro, Portuguese jarra, jarro (“jug; ewer, pitcher”). The verb is derived from the noun.
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