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néctar

Spanish, noun/ˈneɡtaɾ/

néctar is spelled N-É-C-T-A-R (6 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 28,265th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Néctar is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “nectar (the drink of the gods)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Licor para el delicado paladar de los dioses”.

What does néctar mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinenectar (the drink of the gods)

  2. 2

    masculinenectar (any delicious drink)

  3. 3

    masculinenectar (the sweet liquid secreted by flowers)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Licor para el delicado paladar de los dioses. 2. Bebida suave y dulce, a veces alcohólica, o preparada con jugo o zumo de frutas. 3. Jugo dulce que producen algunas flores dotadas de nectarios.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of néctar

  • néctares plural
  • néstar alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce néctar?

  • /ˈneɡtaɾ/
  • [ˈneɣ̞.t̪aɾ]
  • [ˈnekt̪aɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to néctar

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is néctar in Spanish?

néctar appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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