1610s, from Arabic çahra "desert" (plural çahara), according to Klein, noun use of fem. of the adjective asharu "yellowish red." Related: Saharan.
saggy
sagittal
Sagittarius
sago
saguaro
Sahara
Sahel
sahib
said
Saigon
sail
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