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barra

Pronunciation: [ˈba.rə]

“barra” is a Catalan word. Its 9 meanings in English:

noun

  1. bar (metal item)
  2. bar counter, wet bar
  3. barbell
  4. bar
  5. loaf (of bread)
  6. bar (of chocolate)
  7. jawbone, mandible
  8. cheek, impudence, audacity
  9. bend sinister

In Catalan

  1. Peça recta i llarga de secció uniforme.
  2. Comestible preparat en forma allargada.
  3. Taulell d’un bar on se serveixen i consumeixen menjars i begudes.
  4. Pal o faixa d’un escut heràldic.
  5. Signe gràfic de separació, vertical (|) o inclinat (/).
  6. Atreviment sense vergonya.

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *barra, possibly from Gaulish *barros (“the bushy end”), cognate with French barre and English bar. Doublet of bar.

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