English

Alternative spellings
charr

Etymology 1
ME. cherre (odd job) < OE. cierr|�ierr (turn, occasion). Cognate with Sanskrit "char" (to do), "kri" (to do), "kar" (to perform), and Persian fa-Arab|کار (kar, work).

Noun
en-noun

1. obsolete a time; a turn or occasion
2. obsolete a turn of work; a labour or item of business
3. an odd-job, a chore or piece of housework
4. a charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady

#: �I had to scrub the kitchen today, because the char couldn�t come�

Synonyms
charlady
charwoman
cleaning lady
cleaning woman

Translations
trans-top|cleaning lady
German: t-|de|Putzfrau|f
Greek: �α�αδο�λε���α (paraduleftra) f, καθα�ί���ια (katharistria) f
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Russian: �бо��и�а (ubórš�itsa) f
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Verb
en-verb|chars|charing|charred

1. obsolete to turn, especially away or aside
2. to work, especially to do housework

#:* 1893, She explained that she was the commissionaire's wife, who did the charing, and I gave her the order for the coffee. � Arthur Conan Doyle, �The Naval Treaty� (Norton 2005, p.677)

Etymology 2
Origin unknown, perhaps from Celtic.

Noun
en-noun|char or chars

1. One of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus or the brook trout. Scientific name: Salvelinus fontinalis.

#: �Among other native delicacies, they give you fresh char.�

Translations
trans-top|fish
German: Saibling m
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Russian: ����ева� �о�ел� f, �о�ел� f, пе�����ка f
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Etymology 3
back-form|charcoal

Verb
en-verb|char|r|ed

1. ergative To burn something to charcoal.
2. To burn slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.

Synonyms
coal
blacken, scorch, sear, singe

Translations
trans-top|to burn something to charcoal
Greek: t|el|κα�βο�νιάζ�||trkarvouniázo|scGrek
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trans-top|to burn slightly
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ttbc|Finnish: hiiltää (to make charcoal), hiillyttää (to blacken superficially)
ttbc|German: verkohlen (1, 2), versengen (2), ansengen (2), verkokeln (2), ankokeln (2)
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ttbc|Russian: об�глива�� (1); �е�ни��, коп�и��, обжига��, опал��� (2)
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Noun
en-noun|-

1. A charred substance

Synonyms
charcoal

Translations
trans-top|a charred substance
German: t+|de|Kohle|f
Greek: άνθ�ακα� (anthrakas) m, κά�βο�νο (karvuno) n
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Russian: t+|ru|�гол�|m|sc=Cyrl
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Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Category:English words with multiple etymologies

French

Noun
infl|fr|noun

1. tank
2. chariot
3. car (US), auto (UK)

Romani

Noun
char f

1. grass

Category:Romani nouns

Romansch

Etymology
Latin carus

Adjective
char

1. dear

Category:Fish
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