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barack¹

  • /ˈbɒɹətsk/

Where it comes from

From Hungarian barack (“apricot, peach”), probably an ellipsis of barackpálinka, a compound with pálinka (“brandy”).

noun

  1. uncountable Hungarian apricot brandy.

barack²

  • /ˈbɒɹətsk/

adjective more barack · most barack

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Barack

Barack³

  • /bəˈɹak UK
  • -ˈɹɑːk/ UK
  • /ˈbaɹak/ UK
  • /bəˈɹɑk/ US
  • /bəˈɹæk/ US

Where it comes from

Anglicized spelling, used by Luo speakers, of Barak, ostensibly as an Old Testament name. A cognate of the biblical Baruch.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Arabic. "What did Marcus call you just now? Some African name, wasn't it?" "Barack." "I thought your name was Barry." "Barack's my given name. My father's name. He was Kenyan." "Does it mean something?" "It means 'Blessed'. In Arabic. My grandfather was a Muslim."

adjective more Barack · most Barack

  1. Internet, humorous, predicative A pun on the first name of United States President Barack Obama and back, often used in the phrase "we're so Barack" ("we're so back"). Formed antonymically to "it's Joever" ("it's over"). It was so Joever, but now we're so Barack.

    Opposite: Joever

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: barrack, obama, barak, baraka, barac, olmert, kirsebaer, peachtree, barbados cherry, barbados water, hárslevelű, kadarka, apricot, amaro, pupelo, medronho

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name male given name

한국어버락 Beorak
日本語バラク Baraku
中文巴拉克 Bālākè
हिन्दीबराक barāk
PortuguêsBarack
DeutschBarack
ΕλληνικάΜπαράκ Barák
РусскийБара́к Barák
Tiếng ViệtBa-rắc
العربيةبَارَاك bārāk
עבריתברק barák, ברוך barukh

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@misc{barack_2026,
  title = {barack},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barack},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}