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natre

/ˈnatɾe/

adjective/ˈnatɾe/

(of people) unpleasant, off-putting

From Mapudungun natrüng. The sense of "unpleasant" is derived from the saying más malo que el natre (“worse than nightshade”).

noun, masculine/ˈnatɾe/plural: natres

Chilean nightshade, Solanum crispum.

Related: natral

From Mapudungun natrüng. The sense of "unpleasant" is derived from the saying más malo que el natre (“worse than nightshade”).