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noun
A pickle made from grated unripe papaya, popular in the Philippines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, uncountable
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History
Borrowed from Philippine Spanish achara, possibly from Malay acar, ultimately from Classical Persian آچار (āčār, “pickle, marinade”). Compare Tagalog atsara, Cebuano atsara, Hiligaynon atsara, Indonesian acar, Hindi अचार (acār). Doublet of acar, achar, and atsara.
