Acre

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

• enPR: āʹkər, ä′kər, IPA^(key): /ˈeɪ.kɚ/, /ˈɑː.kɚ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪkɚ

Acre

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

• (historical names): See Antioch

From Portuguese Acre, of uncertain origin.

• enPR: äʹkrē,ä′krā, IPA^(key): /ˈɑːkɹi/, /ˈɑːkɹeɪ/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɑːkɹɚ

Acre

2. A river in South America.
4. A state of the North Region, Brazil. Capital: Rio Branco.

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.

• acer, race-, -care, Cera, Care, care, caer, Race, e-car, CERA, Crea, 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 port city in northern Israel, holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith)

From Portuguese Acre, of uncertain origin.

Acre m

1. Acre (a state of the North Region, Brazil)

• IPA^(key): /ˈakɾe/ [ˈɑ.kɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -akɾe
• Hyphenation: A‧cre
• Homophone: acre

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Acre, ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

Acre ?

1. Acre (a port city in northern Israel, holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith)

Borrowed from Portuguese Acre.

Acre m

1. Acre (a state of the North Region, Brazil)

• Acri

Ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

Acre

1. Acre (a port city in northern Israel, holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith)
   • 13th century, Martin Soarez, Pero non fuy a ultra mar; republished as Angelo Colocci, compiler, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Italy, c. 1525–1526, cantiga 143:

     Pero non fuy a ultra mar / muyto ſey cu a terra bem / per ſoeyreaneẽs qȝ ẽ uem / ſegũdo lheu oy cõtar / diz q̃ marcelha iaȝ alem / domar e Acre iaȝ aquem / e pom ror teſ loguy arar

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   • 13th century, Pero Gomes Barroso, Pero danbro se deꝯ mi pardon; republished as Angelo Colocci, compiler, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Italy, c. 1525–1526, cantiga 1446:

     Se deꝯ mi ualha uedes p^e q̃ nõ / Uꝯ trobei dacri nẽ desſe logr̃ / P^e q̄ nõ uirõ quãtos aqui son / Que nũca uos pasſaſtes alen mar / E da tr͡ra hu nõ fostes nõ sey / Como uos trobey mays saberuos ey / As manhas q̃ uos auedes contar

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• Galician: Acre
• Portuguese: Acre

• Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “Acre”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN

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

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Acre, ultimately from Hebrew עכו (ʿAkko).

Acre ?

1. Acre (a port city in northern Israel, holiest city in the Baháʼí Faith)

The state was named after the hydronym, of unknown origin.

Acre m

1. Acre (a river in South America)
2. Acre (a state of the North Region, Brazil)

   Synonym: (abbreviation) AC

   • 2006, Angela Maria Delgado, Crônicas & Sabores, Thesaurus Editora, →ISBN, page 30:

     Do Oiapoque ao Chuí, a criminalidade grassa assustadoramente. Sua filha, em sua residência temporária no Acre, instalou um portão eletrônico e uma cerca elétrica.

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