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[ah-CHAHR] An East Indian word referring to pickled and salted relishes. They can be sweet or hot, depending on the seasoning added.

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Achan (ā'kăn) or Achar (ā'kär), in the Bible, Judahite who kept some of the spoil from the city of Jericho. For this he was stoned.

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