‘Accha’ is now a dictionary word

Accha, probably one of the most commonly used words in the country, has been recognised as a real word and added in the Cambridge Dictionary.

The Cambridge Dictionary, produced by Cambridge University Press, is one of the world’s most well-known, trusted and credible English dictionary sources and they have added word Accha also Achha as an expression which, according to it, means “That’s good. Go ahead.”

The word in it is used for showing surprise or happiness. “I managed to buy it for half the price. Accha!“

Meanwhile, the Cambridge Dictionary has also declared Quarantine as its word of the year. According to the dictionary, quarantine was the third most-searched for word during the year, with maximum searches between March 18 and 24, when restrictions began to be imposed due to the pandemic.

We can officially announce that Cambridge Dictionary's #WordoftheYear is… 🥁

Click here to find out: https://t.co/lt3yo5eZ1Z#WOTY2020 #WordoftheYear2020 pic.twitter.com/EzNMjaGvnr

— Cambridge Dictionary (@CambridgeWords) November 24, 2020

Alongside quarantine, other coronavirus-related words, including pandemic and lockdown, ranked highly on Cambridge Dictionary’s most popular list for 2020.

We recently revealed our #WordoftheYear2020. In this video from #LearnEnglishwithCambridge, Greg takes us through how to use this word and others that defined the last 12 months.

Watch it here: https://t.co/cdxRG2Um7D#CambridgeWOTY #LearnEnglish

— Cambridge Dictionary (@CambridgeWords) December 1, 2020