bara
Pronunciation: /ˈbɑː.ɹə/
The English word “bara” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- A genre of homoerotic media, usually also pornographic, typically created by gay men and targeted at gay men in Japan.
- A genre of homoerotic or pornographic media of a similar style and aesthetic, regardless of the creator's gender or ethnicity.
- Any homoerotic or pornographic media that accentuates macho masculinity; gay porn.
- A capybara.
adjective
Etymology
Short for barazoku, from Japanese 薔薇族 (barazoku, literally “rose tribe”), referencing the gay men's magazine Barazoku, which was the first of its kind published in Japan, itself named after a post-World War II term for gay men.
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