Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bara

/ˈbɑː.ɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: bara
IPA: /ˈbɑː.ɹə/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of homoerotic media, usually also pornographic, typically created by gay men and targeted at gay men in Japan.

Uncountable

noun

A genre of homoerotic or pornographic media of a similar style and aesthetic, regardless of the creator's gender or ethnicity.

Uncountable

noun

Any homoerotic or pornographic media that accentuates macho masculinity; gay porn.

Uncountable

adj

Of or related to media in the bara genre.

Uncountable

noun

Informal

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Example Sentences

"bara men"

Etymology

Short for barazoku, from Japanese 薔薇族 (barazoku, literally “rose tribe”), referencing the gay men's magazine Barazoku, which was the first of its kind published in Japan, itself named after a post-World War II term for gay men.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 薔薇族, Bara

Usage

Inflected Forms

baras (plural)

Rhymes With

lara mara tamara tiara barra ferrara nara chara guevara guadalajara vergara parra

Questions

How do you pronounce bara?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑː.ɹə/.
What does bara mean?: A genre of homoerotic media, usually also pornographic, typically created by gay men and targeted at gay men in Japan.
Where does bara come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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