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barra¹

Where it comes from

Variant forms.

noun barras

  1. Geordie A barrow; a hand-pushed cart of the type commonly used in markets.

barra²

Where it comes from

Clipping of barramundi.

noun barras

  1. Australia A barramundi. ‘Nice fish,’ Norm said, looking at four charred-baked barra covered in fire ash stuffed into the bucket.

Barra³

  • /ˈbaɹə/ Scotland
  • /ˈbæɹə/ UK
  • /ˈbæɹə/ US
  • /ˈbɛɹə/

Rhymes with -æɹə

Where it comes from

From Scottish Gaelic Barraigh.

proper noun

  1. An island of Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

Barra⁴

Where it comes from

From Portuguese Barra.

proper noun

  1. A district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where most venues of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics were situated.

Barra⁵

Where it comes from

From the creolized trade language of the river Gambia.

proper noun

  1. A place in the Gambia. I got used to seeing Lamin’s disembodied head in a corner, smiling at me, streaming at us live from, I presumed, the only internet café in Barra.

Barra⁶

proper noun

  1. A barangay of the city of Lucena, Quezon, Philippines.

Barra⁷

Where it comes from

From Barrow.

proper noun

  1. Barrow-in-Furness. A town in Barrow parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, historically in Lancashire.

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{barra_2026,
  title = {barra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/barra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}