farra
See also: Farra and farrá
Basque
Noun
farra inan
- Nonstandard form of barre.
Catalan
Etymology
From Spanish farra, from Portuguese farra.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈfa.rə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈfa.ra/
Noun
farra f (plural farres)
- (colloquial) fun, spree
- Synonyms: gresca, gatzara, tabola
- (colloquial) party
- Synonym: festa
Further reading
- “farra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician
Etymology
Unknown. Compare Portuguese farra and Spanish farra.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfarɐ]
Noun
farra f (plural farras)
- party, fun, diversion, spree
- Synonyms: esmorga, festa, folía, foliada, gandaina, ruada, troula, xolda
References
- “farra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “farra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “farra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “farra”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Hungarian
Etymology
far + -ra
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈfɒrːɒ]
- Hyphenation: far‧ra
- Homophone: falra
Noun
farra
- sublative singular of far
Latin
Noun
farra
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of fār
Old Norse
Noun
farra
- inflection of farri:
- accusative singular/plural
- dative/genitive singular
- genitive plural
Portuguese
Etymology
Uncertain origin. Possible origins include:
- from dialectal Arabic فَرْحَة (farḥa);
- from Latin pānis farreus (“spelt bread”);
- from fanfarra (“fanfare”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.ʁɐ/ [ˈfa.hɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈfa.ʁɐ/ [ˈfa.χɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.ʁa/ [ˈfa.ha]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfa.ʁɐ/
- Rhymes: -aʁɐ
Noun
farra f (plural farras)
- carousal (noisy feast or social gathering, especially one with alcohol)
- Synonym: esbórnia
- spree (uninhibited activity)
Derived terms
- farrear
- farrista
Spanish
Etymology
Uncertain, possibly from Portuguese farra (“party”), which could ultimately be from dialectal Arabic فَرْحَة (farḥa, “joy”), dialectally also "party".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfara/ [ˈfa.ra]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -ara
- Syllabification: fa‧rra
Noun
farra f (plural farras)
- party, fun
- Synonyms: fiesta, juerga, parranda, marcha, carrete
Related terms
- farrear
- despilfarrar
- fanfarrón
Further reading
- “farra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014