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Etymology
:From the Greek ὤ��α (�khra) meaning pale yellow.

Alternative spellings
:ocher

Noun
ochre

1. (colours) a somewhat yellowish orange color|colour.

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1. An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide.
2. biology, genetics, biochemistry A colloquial name used in molecular biology referring to a particular stop codon sequence, "UAA."

Translations
trans-top|colour
Catalan: ocre
Croatian: t-|hr|oker|m
Dutch: oker n, okerkleur
Finnish: t-|fi|okra
German: t-|de|Ocker
trans-mid
Greek: ���α [�o�xra] f, ��οκί��ινο [ipo�citri�no�] n
Japanese: ���� (�k�), ��� (�����, �do)
Spanish: t+|es|ocre
Serbian: t-|sr|oker
trans-bottom

trans-top|pigment
Dutch: t-|nl|oker|n
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (���, �do)
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Adjective
ochre (no compar or superl)

1. (colours) having a yellow-orange colour.
2. Referring to archaeological cultures that covered their dead with ochre.

Translations
trans-top|colour
Croatian: t-|hr|oker|m
Dutch: oker, okerkleurig
Japanese: ����� (�k� no), ���� (������, �do no)
trans-mid
Spanish: t+|es|ocre
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Derived terms
red ocher
yellow ocher

See also
kokowai
ruddle
Wiktionary_Appendix:Colours|Appendix:Colours

Category:Colors
Category:Oranges

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• 2007-11-27 09:21 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for fi, de, es, sr, nl

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