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barse

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /bɑːs/
  • General-American: /bɑɹs/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)s

1

noun

Meaning 1

The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The perineum of a man.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, slang, vulgar

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English bars, from Old English bærs (“a fish, perch”), from Proto-West Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic *barsaz (“perch”, literally “prickly”). Cognate with Dutch baars (“perch, bass”), German Barsch (“perch”). More at bass (“fish”).

Blend of balls + arse.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: loup — fish
  • German: Barsch — fish
  • Greek: πέρκα (pérka) — fish
  • Russian: о́кунь (ókunʹ) — fish
  • Spanish: róbalo — fish
  • Spanish: lubina — fish
  • Spanish: perca — fish