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ochre

The correct spelling is ochre.

How to pronounce ochre

/ˈəʊkə/
noun

IPA: /ˈəʊkə/

Say it like: Och-re

The correct spelling is ochre. An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide
  2. 2.A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour
  3. 3.The stop codon sequence "UAA."
  4. 4.Money, especially gold.
  5. 5.Any of various brown-coloured hesperiid butterflies of the genus Trapezites.

verb

  1. 1.To cover or tint with ochre.

adjective

  1. 1.Having a yellow-orange colour.
  2. 2.Referring to cultures that covered their dead with ochre.

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