Barra
See also: barra, bárra, bárrá, and barrá
English
Etymology 1
From Scottish Gaelic Barraigh.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑɹə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbæɹə/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈbaɹə/, /ˈbarə/
Proper noun
Barra
- An island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Translations
Island in Outer Hebrides, Scotland
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See also
Barra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From Portuguese Barra.
Proper noun
Barra
- A district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where most venues of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics were situated.
Etymology 3
From the creolized trade language of the river Gambia.[1]
Proper noun
Barra
- A place in the Gambia.
- 2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, Hamish Hamilton, pages 300-301:
- I got used to seeing Lamin’s disembodied head in a corner, smiling at me, streaming at us live from, I presumed, the only internet café in Barra.
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References
- Wright, Donald R. (1997) The World and a Very Small Place in Africa, M.E. Sharpe, →ISBN
Portuguese
Proper noun
Barra
- A municipality of Bahia, Brazil
- A municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil