Phrase guide

bara brith

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌbæɹə ˈbɹɪθ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪθ

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noun

Meaning 1

A Welsh yeast bread enriched with dried fruit; also, a Welsh fruitcake made with self-raising flour but no yeast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Welsh bara brith (literally “speckled bread”), from bara (“bread”) + brith (“brindled, mottled, speckled”).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բարա բրիտ (bara brit) — Welsh yeast bread enriched with dried fruit; Welsh fruitcake
  • Korean: 배라 브리스 (baera beuriseu) — Welsh yeast bread enriched with dried fruit; Welsh fruitcake
  • Russian: бара брит (bara brit) — Welsh yeast bread enriched with dried fruit; Welsh fruitcake
  • Welsh: bara brith — Welsh yeast bread enriched with dried fruit; Welsh fruitcake