Standard Lemma guide

berra

name · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: B EH1 R AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Spanish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

had better.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Qualifier: representing northern pronunciation

Examples

  • We berra gerrout! ("We'd better get out!")

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

United States baseball player (born 1925)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Lawrence Peter Berra, Yogi, Yogi Berra

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ballplayer, baseball player

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Berra.