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barra

UK/ˈbæɹə/

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Scotland/ˈbaɹə/

barra noun: a barrow; a hand-pushed cart of the type commonly used in markets.

Noun (1)

barra (plural barras)

  1. (Geordie) A barrow; a hand-pushed cart of the type commonly used in markets.

Noun (2)

barra (plural barras)

  1. (Australia) A barramundi.
    • ‘Nice fish,’ Norm said, looking at four charred-baked barra covered in fire ash stuffed into the bucket.2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 281

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Barra

Barra

  1. An island of Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Barra

Barra

  1. A district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where most venues of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics were situated.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Barra

Barra

  1. A place in the Gambia.
    • I got used to seeing Lamin’s disembodied head in a corner, smiling at me, streaming at us live from, I presumed, the only internet café in Barra.2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, pages 300–301

Proper noun (4) capitalized: Barra

Barra

  1. A barangay of the city of Lucena, Quezon, Philippines.

Proper noun (5) capitalized: Barra

Barra

  1. Barrow-in-Furness. A town in Barrow parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, historically in Lancashire.

Forms of barra

pluralbarras

Plural of barra: barras

Origin of barra

Variant forms.

Clipping of barramundi.

From Scottish Gaelic Barraigh.

Phrases with barra

Words that rhyme with barra

Questions about barra

What does barra mean?
Barra means a barrow; a hand-pushed cart of the type commonly used in markets.
What part of speech is barra?
Barra can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce barra?
Barra is pronounced /ˈbaɹə/ (Scotland).
What is the plural of barra?
The plural of barra is barras.

Words near barra in the dictionary

  1. barr
  2. Barr bodies
  3. Barr body
  4. Barr trilobite
  5. Barr trilobites
  6. barra
  7. barra boy
  8. barra boys
  9. Barra da Estiva
  10. Barraba
  11. barrabkie

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