spar

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Homophones 1.2 Noun 1.3 Verb 1.4 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 4 Kurdish 4.1 Noun 5 Norwegian 5.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /spɑː/
• (US) IPA: /spɑːr/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)

[edit] Homophones

• spa (in non-rhotic accents)

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spar (plural spars)

1. (nautical) A general term any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.
2. (mineralogy) any crystal with no readily discernible faces.

[edit] Verb

to spar (third-person singular simple present spars, present participle sparring, simple past and past participle sparred)

1. To fight, especially as practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aprs
• pars
• raps
• rasp

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[edit] Etymology

From Spanish espada (“‘sword’”), from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē), “‘blade’”).

[edit] Noun

spar c. (singular definite sparen, plural indefinite sparer)

1. spade (one of the black suits in a deck of cards)

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spar m. (plural sparren, diminutive sparretje, diminutive plural sparretjes)

1. spruce

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spar

1. errand

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spar

1. spades (suit in playing cards)