barkada

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English

Etymology

From Tagalog barkada, from Spanish barcada (“shipload”).

Noun

barkada (plural barkadas)

  1. (Philippines) gang; clique; informal group of friends

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barcada (“boatload”), which underwent semantic change.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baɾˈkada/
  • Hyphenation: bar‧ka‧da

Noun

barkáda (Basahan spelling ᜊᜍ᜔ᜃᜇ)

  1. a gang, a group of friends,
  2. a close friend or a member of such group
  3. (by extension) friend
    Synonyms: amigo, katuod, kabo

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish barcada (“boatload”), which underwent semantic change.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bar‧ka‧da
  • IPA(key): /baɾˈkada/

Noun

barkada

  1. a group of friends
  2. a close friend or a member of such group

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:barkada.

Derived terms

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Spanish barcada (“boatload”), which underwent semantic change.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bar‧ka‧da
  • IPA(key): /bəɾkəˈda/

Noun

barkada

  1. a group of friends
    Synonyms: (slang) tropa, (slang) grupu
  2. clique; gang
  3. a close friend or a member of such group
  4. group of people going together on a trip

Derived terms

Karao

Etymology

From Spanish barcada (“boatload”), which underwent semantic change.

Noun

barkada

  1. gang

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barcada (“boatload”) with semantic shift.

Pronunciation

Noun

barkada (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ᜔ᜃᜇ)

  1. group of friends; gang of friends
    Synonyms: (slang) dabarkads, (slang) tropa, grupo
  2. group of people going together on a trip
  3. shipload of passengers

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “barkada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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