ara

Meaning

Noun

• The great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).
• A traditional alcoholic beverage consumed in Bhutan, made from rice, maize, millet, or wheat, either fermented or distilled. The beverage is usually a clear, creamy, or white color.
• saw-edged perch, Niphon spinosus (species)

Origin

• Borrowed from Old Tupi arara.
• Borrowing from Dzongkha ཨ་རག་, ultimately from Arabic عرق. arak.