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Polish
Etymology
Compare English boom-boom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈba.ra ˈba.ra/
- Syllabification:
Noun
bara-bara n (indeclinable)
- (colloquial, humorous) boom-boom (sex)
Further reading
- bara-bara in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- bara-bara in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Tagalog
Etymology
Reduplication of bara. Compare Bikol Central bara-bara (“to flail the hands everywhere”), Ilocano barabara (“flailing motion; freestyle swimming”), Japanese ばらばら.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bará-bará or bara-bara (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜊᜇ)
- careless in movement
- sloppy; messy (said of someone's work)
Further reading
- “bara-bara”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018