Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barkada

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: barka-da
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

gang; clique; informal group of friends

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog barkada, from Philippine Spanish barcada (“gang of friends”), from Spanish barcada (“shipload”).

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: barcada

Inflected Forms

barkadas (plural)

Questions

What does barkada mean?: gang; clique; informal group of friends
Where does barkada come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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