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tara

/ˈtaɾa/

noun, feminine/ˈtaɾa/plural: taras

tare (empty weight of a container); defect, flaw, vice; deficiency

Synonyms: defecto, falla, deficiencia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin tara, from Andalusian Arabic طَرْحَة (ṭarḥa, “that which is thrown away”), a derivative of Arabic طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw (away)”).

noun, feminine/ˈtaɾa/plural: taras

A plant native to Peru, the spiny holdback, Tara spinosa

Borrowed from Quechua tara.