achar

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) to find; to encounter (to come across something that was unknown or had been lost)
2. (copulative, ditransitive) to find; to consider (to have the opinion that a given thing has the given quality)
3. (copulative, ditransitive) to find (to come across something in the given state)
4. (transitive) to think (to have the given opinion)
5. (transitive) to think (to have an opinion regarding the worth of someone or something)
6. (copulative, pronominal) to be (in the given state or condition)
7. (pronominal, slang) to be arrogant or act arrogantly; to think too highly of oneself

Noun

achar (a spicy and salty pickle of Indian cuisine)

Hyphenated as

a‧char

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈʃa(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: afflo

Cognate with Galician: achar

Cognate with Spanish: hallar

Borrowed from Hindi: आचार

Borrowed from Urdu: آچار

In summary

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