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barse.

The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɑːs/Received-Pronunciation/bɑɹs/General-American
  1. The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English bars, from Old English bærs (“a fish, perch”), from Proto-West Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic *barsaz (“perch”, literally “prickly”). Cognate with Dutch baars (“perch, bass”), German Barsch (“perch”). More at bass (“fish”).

noun/bɑːs/Received-Pronunciation/bɑɹs/General-American
  1. The perineum of a man.

    UK · slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Blend of balls + arse.

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