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Perlmutt.

mother-of-pearl, nacre (pearly substance on the interior of shells)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɛrlˈmʊt//ˈpɛrlˌmʊt/
  1. mother-of-pearl, nacre (pearly substance on the interior of shells)

    neuter · no-plural · strong
Where this word comes from

Shortened from now less common Perlmutter, a calque of Latin māter perlārum. The shortening possibly through reinterpretation of perlmuttern as Perlmutt + -ern instead of Perlmutter + -n.

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