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barkada

barkada noun: gang; clique; informal group of friends.

Noun

barkada (plural barkadas)

  1. (Philippines) gang; clique; informal group of friends

Forms of barkada

pluralbarkadas

Origin of barkada

Borrowed from Tagalog barkada, from Philippine Spanish barcada (“gang of friends”), from Spanish barcada (“shipload”).

Questions about barkada

What does barkada mean?
Barkada means gang; clique; informal group of friends.
What part of speech is barkada?
Barkada is a noun.
What is the plural of barkada?
The plural of barkada is barkadas.

Words near barkada in the dictionary

  1. bark scorpions
  2. bark spud
  3. bark spuds
  4. bark up the wrong tree
  5. Barka
  6. barkada
  7. barkadas
  8. Barkam
  9. barkan
  10. Barkandji
  11. barkans

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