Acre

Borrowed from French Acre, from Latin Akre, from Ancient Greek Ἄκο (Áko) or Ἄκη (Ákē), from Hebrew עכו‎ (ʿAkko), of unknown origin.

• (UK) enPR: āʹkə, äʹkɚ, IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.kɚ/, /ˈɑː.kɚ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪkɚ

Acre

1. A port city in northern Israel, and the holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith.

From Portuguese Acre, of uncertain origin.

• (UK) enPR: äʹkrɚ, IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.kɹɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːkɹɚ

Acre

1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco

• (states of Brazil) state of Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: en:States of Brazil)}

Probably a variant of Acker or Acree/Ackary, though also possibly Americanization of Norwegian Aakre or Low German Egger.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪkɚ/
• Rhymes: -eɪkɚ

Acre

1. A surname.

• -care, CERA, Care, Cera, Crea, Race, acer, care, e-car, race, race-

From Latin Akre, from Ancient Greek Ἄκο (Áko) or Ἄκη (Ákē), from Hebrew עכו‎ (ʿAkko), of unknown origin.

• IPA^(key): /akʁ/

Acre m

1. Acre (a city in Israel)

From Portuguese Acre, of uncertain origin.

Acre m

1. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco

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• Rhymes: (Brazil) -akɾi, (Portugal) -akɾɨ
• Hyphenation: A‧cre
• Homophone: acre

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Acre. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Acre

1. Acre (a city in Israel)

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Acre.

Uncertain. Different origins are proposed, including:

• Old Tupi a'kir y (“green river”) or a'kir, related to ker (“to sleep; to calm down”)
• Aquiri, corruption of Apurinã Umákürü or Uakiry or from Yasi'ri (“quickly running water”)

Acre m

1. Acre (a state of the North Region, Brazil; capital: Rio Branco)

   Synonym: (abbreviation) AC

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Acre.

• acriano, acreano (demonym)

• (states of Brazil) estado do Brazil; Acre, Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe, Tocantins ^{(Category: pt:States of Brazil)}