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barras

barras is the plural of barra.

barras is the alternative form of barrace.

Noun

barras (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) galipot resin
  2. coarse linen fabric

Meaning of barra

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

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Meaning of barrace

Noun

barrace

  1. (obsolete) The lists in a tournament.

Proper noun capitalized: Barras

Barras

  1. A surname from French.
  2. A hamlet in Stainmore parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district, and historically in the county of Westmorland (OS grid ref NY8411).
  3. A commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
  4. A municipality in the state of Piauí, Brazil.

Forms of barras

alternative formBarris

Origin of barras

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From French barras.

Surname from French Barras.

Questions about barras

What does barras mean?
Barras means galipot resin.
What is barras the plural of?
Barras is the plural of barra.
What part of speech is barras?
Barras can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near barras in the dictionary

  1. Barranquilla
  2. Barranquitas
  3. Barraport
  4. Barraport West
  5. Barraquer-Simons syndrome
  6. barras
  7. Barrasford
  8. barrasingh
  9. Barrass
  10. Barrasso
  11. barrasway

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Adapted from Wiktionary: barras (page history and authors); Barras (page history and authors); barra (page history and authors); barrace (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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