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bara¹

  • /ˈbɑː.ɹə/
  • /ˈbæ.ɹə/

Rhymes with -ɑːɹə, -æɹə

Where it comes from

Short for barazoku, from Japanese 薔薇族 (barazoku, literally “rose tribe”), referencing the gay men's magazine Barazoku, which was the first of its kind published in Japan, itself named after a post-World War II term for gay men.

noun

  1. Japanese, uncountable A genre of homoerotic media, usually also pornographic, typically created by gay men and targeted at gay men in Japan.
  2. Japanese, broadly, uncountable A genre of homoerotic or pornographic media of a similar style and aesthetic, regardless of the creator's gender or ethnicity.
  3. Japanese, broadly, uncountable Any homoerotic or pornographic media that accentuates macho masculinity; gay porn.

adjective

  1. Japanese, uncountable Of or related to media in the bara genre. bara men

bara²

  • /ˈbɑː.ɹə/
  • /ˈbæ.ɹə/

Rhymes with -ɑːɹə, -æɹə

Where it comes from

Clipping of capybara.

noun baras

  1. Japanese, informal A capybara.

Bara³

Where it comes from

In Romania, from Romanian Bara.

proper noun

  1. A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A district in Madhesh province, Nepal.
  3. A commune of Timiș County, Romania.
  4. A village in Bara, Timiș County, Romania.

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"bara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bara. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

bara. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bara

Chicago

"bara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bara.

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@misc{bara_2026,
  title = {bara},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bara},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}