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tare.

A vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus Vicia, esp. Vicia sativa).

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɛə/Received-Pronunciation/tɛ(ə)ɹ/General-American/teː/Australia/teə/Australia
  1. A vetch, or the seed of a vetch (genus Vicia, esp. Vicia sativa).

    rare
  2. Any of the tufted grasses of the genus Lolium; darnel.

  3. A damaging weed growing in fields of grain.

    figuratively · rare
Where this word comes from

From Middle English tare (“vetch”), from Old English *taru, from Proto-West Germanic *taru.

noun/tɛə/Received-Pronunciation/tɛ(ə)ɹ/General-American/teː/Australia/teə/Australia
  1. The empty weight of a container; unladen weight.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French tare, from Italian tara, from Arabic طَرْحَة (ṭarḥa, “that which is thrown away”), a derivative of طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw (away)”).

verb/tɛə/Received-Pronunciation/tɛ(ə)ɹ/General-American/teː/Australia/teə/Australia
  1. To take into account the weight of the container, wrapping etc. in weighting merchandise.

  2. To set a zero value on an instrument (usually a balance) that discounts the starting point.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French tare, from Italian tara, from Arabic طَرْحَة (ṭarḥa, “that which is thrown away”), a derivative of طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw (away)”).

noun/ˈtɑːɹeɪ/
  1. Any of various dipping sauces served with Japanese food, typically based on soy sauce.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 垂(た)れ (tare, “sauce, gravy”).

verb/tɛə/Received-Pronunciation/tɛɹ/General-American/teː/Australia/teə/Australia
  1. simple past of tear

    form-of · obsolete · past
noun
  1. Alternative form of tara (“Indian coin”).

    alt-of · alternative
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