name
Meaning 1
An island of Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
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Standard Lemma guide
barra
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Pronunciation
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Scotland: /ˈbaɹə/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbæɹə/
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General-American: /ˈbæɹə/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
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/ˈbɛɹə/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
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rhymes with -æɹə
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CMU ARPABET: B AA1 R AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where most venues of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics were situated.
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name
Meaning 3
A place in the Gambia.
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name
Meaning 4
A barangay of the city of Lucena, Quezon, Philippines.
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noun
Meaning 5
A barrow; a hand-pushed cart of the type commonly used in markets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Geordie
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noun
Meaning 6
A barramundi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
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History
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Barraigh.
From Portuguese Barra.
From the creolized trade language of the river Gambia.
Variant forms.
Clipping of barramundi.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Scottish Gaelic: Barraigh — Island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland
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