barako

From English barrack, French baraque, German Baracke, Italian baracca, Polish barak, and Russian барак (barak).

• IPA^(key): /baˈrako/

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• Rhymes: -ako
• Hyphenation: ba‧ra‧ko

barako (accusative singular barakon, plural barakoj, accusative plural barakojn)

1. temporary shelter, barracks

From Philippine Spanish verraco (“boar”). Cognates include Sanskrit वृष (vṛṣa), Ancient Greek ἄρσην (ársēn) and Lithuanian veršis. Compare Romance cognates with varying suffixes: Portuguese barrão, Asturian bracu, French verrat, etc.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈɾako/ [bɐˈɾaː.xo]
• Rhymes: -ako
• Syllabification: ba‧ra‧ko

barako (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜃᜓ)

1. male hog; boar used for breeding

   Synonym: bulugan

2. any male animal ready for breeding
3. (colloquial, figurative) manly man; he-man
4. (colloquial, figurative) bully

• baraka

barako (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜃᜓ)

1. (colloquial, figurative) manly; fearless

• kabaro