barkada
English
Etymology
From Tagalog barkada, from Spanish barcada (“shipload”).
Noun
barkada (plural barkadas)
- (Philippines) gang; clique; informal group of friends
Anagrams
- Kabarda
Bikol Central
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish barcada (“boatload”), which underwent semantic change.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bar‧ka‧da
- IPA(key): /baɾˈkada/
Noun
barkada
- a group of friends
- a close friend or a member of such group
- (by extension) friend
- Synonyms: amigo, katuod, kabo
Derived terms
- kabarkada
- makibarkada
Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish barcada (“boatload”), which underwent semantic change.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bar‧ka‧da
- IPA(key): /baɾˈkada/, [bʌɾ̪ˈka.d̪ʌ]
Noun
barkada
- a group of friends
- a close friend or a member of such group
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:barkada.
Derived terms
- barkadista
Karao
Etymology
From Spanish barcada (“boatload”), which underwent semantic change.
Noun
barkada
- gang
Tagalog
Etymology
From Spanish barcada (“boatload”), which underwent semantic change.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bar‧ka‧da
- IPA(key): /baɾˈkada/, [bɐɾˈka.dɐ]
Noun
barkada (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ᜔ᜃᜇ)
- group of friends; gang of friends
- Synonyms: (slang) dabarkads, (slang) tropa, grupo
- group of people going together on a trip
- shipload of passengers
Derived terms
- barkadahan
- bumarkada
- dabarkads
- kabarkada
- kabarkadahin
- makibarkada
- mapagbarkada