Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Barra en · PROPN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
/ˈbæɹə/ (General-American) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
/ˈbæɹə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈbɛɹə/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
/ˈbaɹə/ (Scotland)
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic Barraigh.
Meanings
An island of Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Translations (1)
gd Barraigh (Island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland)
Barra en · PROPN · etymology 2
Etymology
From Portuguese Barra.
Meanings
A district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where most venues of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics were situated.
Barra en · PROPN · etymology 3
Etymology
From the creolized trade language of the river Gambia.
Meanings
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:
Barra en · PROPN · etymology 4
Meanings
A barangay of the city of Lucena, Quezon, Philippines.
Barra en · PROPN · etymology 5
Etymology
From Barrow.
Meanings
Barrow-in-Furness. A town in Barrow parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, historically in Lancashire.