# nazar

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #67,675

## Definitions
1. An eye-shaped amulet supposed to protect against the evil eye in certain cultures.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نظر (now Turkish nazar (boncuğu)), from Arabic نَظَر (naẓar).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nazar