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barra.

bar, rod (a solid, more or less rigid object of metal or other material with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbara/[ˈba.ra]
  1. bar, rod (a solid, more or less rigid object of metal or other material with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length)

    feminine
  2. bar (a counter, or simply a cabinet, from which alcoholic drinks are served in a private house or a hotel room.)

    feminine
  3. bar (various lines used as punctuation or diacritics, such as the pipe ⟨|⟩, fraction bar (as in ¹⁄₂))

    feminine
  4. slash ("/" symbol)

    feminine
  5. backslash ("\" symbol)

    feminine · proscribed · rare
  6. bend sinister

    feminine
  7. barbell

    feminine
  8. fan, crowd, supporter, especially political

    feminine
  9. ellipsis of barra de pan

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *barra. Cognate with French barre and English bar. Doublet of bar.

verb/ˈbara/[ˈba.ra]
  1. inflection of barrer: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of barrer: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
  3. inflection of barrar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  4. inflection of barrar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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