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Pronunciation
audio|en-us-jar.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|��(r)

Etymology 1
From F. jarre, from Ar. ARchar|جر� (jarrah) �earthern receptacle�.

Noun
en-noun

1. A small, approximately cylindrical container for food, normally made of glass or clay.

Synonyms
pot

Derived terms

cookie jar
jam jar, jamjar
mid
mason jar

Translations

Bosnian: tegla#Bosnian|tegla f
Bulgarian: б��кан (burkan)
Crimean Tatar: bank
Croatian: tegla#Croatian|tegla f
Czech: sklenice f
Finnish: ruukku, tölkki
French: jarre
German: Glas (glass jar only)
Icelandic: krukka f
Ido: jaro
mid
Italian: teglia f, vaso m
Korean: �� (danji), � (dok)
Macedonian: �егла#Macedonian|�егла (tegla) f
Russian: к�в�ин m, �о��д m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �егла#Serbian|�егла f, ��п m
:Roman: tegla#Serbian|tegla f, �up m
Spanish: pote m
Turkish: kavanoz

Etymology 2
Unknown; perhaps imitative.

Verb
en-verb|jars|jarring|jarred|jarred transitive

1. To knock or strike sharply.

#:He hit it with a hammer, hoping he could jar it loose.

1. to shock or surprise.

#:I think the accident jarred him, as he hasn't gotten back in a car since.

Noun
en-noun

1. A shake.
2. A sense of alarm or dismay.

Synonyms
(knock sharply): jolt

Derived terms
jarring pos_a

Old High German

Etymology
Common Germanic *jaeram, whence also Old English ġ�ar, Old Norse ár

Noun
j�r n

1. year

Category:Old High German nouns

Tz'utujil

Alternative spellings
ja

Article
jar

1. the

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• 2007-10-31 05:37 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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