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Added 7 October 2026

jar

/d͡ʒɑː/ noun

In Latin: ōlla, urceolus Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about jar at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
She refilled the jar with peanuts today evening.
A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.
A container and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.

verb

To preserve (food) in a jar.

noun

A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.
A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.
A sense of alarm or dismay.

verb

To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
He hit it with a hammer, hoping he could jar it loose.
To harm or injure by such action.
To shock or surprise.
I think the accident jarred him, as he hasn’t got back in a car since.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English jarre (“jar”), from Medieval Latin jarra, or from Middle French jarre (“liquid measure”) (from Old French jare; modern French jarre (“earthenware jar”)), or from Spanish jarra, jarro (“jug, pitcher; mug, stein”), all from Arabic جَرَّة (jarra, “earthen receptacle”). The word is cognate with Italian giara (“jar; crock”), Occitan jarro, Portuguese jarra, jarro (“jug; ewer, pitcher”). The verb is derived from the noun.

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