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borak

borak noun: a cosmetic face powder or paste to protect the face from the sun, traditionally used by the Sama-Bajau people of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Noun

borak (uncountable)

  1. A cosmetic face powder or paste to protect the face from the sun, traditionally used by the Sama-Bajau people of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Proper noun capitalized: Borak

Borak (plural Boraks)

  1. A surname from Czech.

Forms of borak

Noun
alternative formburak
Proper noun
pluralBoraks

Origin of borak

Borrowed from Czech Borák.

Phrases with borak

Questions about borak

What does borak mean?
Borak means a cosmetic face powder or paste to protect the face from the sun, traditionally used by the Sama-Bajau people of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
What part of speech is borak?
Borak can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near borak in the dictionary

  1. boragineous
  2. Borah
  3. Borah Creek
  4. Borah Peak
  5. Borahs
  6. borak
  7. Boraks
  8. boral
  9. Boralean
  10. boralf
  11. boralfic

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