barkada

English

Etymology

From Tagalog barkada, from Philippine Spanish barcada (gang of friends), from Spanish barcada (shipload).

Noun

barkada (plural barkadas)

  1. (Philippines) gang; clique; informal group of friends

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish barcada (gang of friends), from Spanish barcada (boatload).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baɾˈkada/ [baɾˈka.d̪a]
  • Hyphenation: bar‧ka‧da

Noun

barkáda (Basahan spelling ᜊᜍ᜔ᜃᜇ)

  1. a gang, a group of friends,
  2. a close friend or a member of such group
  3. (by extension) friend
    Synonyms: amigo, katuod, kabo

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish barcada (gang of friends), from Spanish barcada (boatload).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bar‧ka‧da
  • IPA(key): /baɾˈkada/ [bɐɾ̪ˈka.d̪ɐ]

Noun

barkada

  1. a group of friends
  2. a close friend or a member of such group

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:barkada.

Derived terms

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish barcada (gang of friends), from Spanish barcada (boatload).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bar‧ka‧da
  • IPA(key): /bəɾkəˈda/ [bəɾ.kəˈdä]

Noun

barkada

  1. a group of friends
    Synonyms: (slang) tropa, (slang) grupu
  2. clique; gang
  3. a close friend or a member of such group
  4. group of people going together on a trip

Derived terms

  • abarkada
  • akabarkada
  • barkadanan
  • bumarkada
  • kabarkada
  • magbarkada
  • makibarkada
  • mapagbarkada
  • mibabarkada
  • mimamagsipapagbarkada
  • mipapagbarkada
  • pangabarkada

Karao

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish barcada (gang of friends), from Spanish barcada (boatload).

Noun

barkada

  1. gang

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Philippine Spanish barcada (gang of friends), from Spanish barcada (boatload).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baɾˈkada/ [bɐɾˈkaː.d̪ɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ada
  • Syllabification: bar‧ka‧da

Noun

barkada (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ᜔ᜃᜇ)

  1. group of friends; gang of friends
    Synonyms: (slang) dabarkads, (slang) tropa, grupo
  2. group of people going together on a trip
  3. shipload of passengers

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tausug: barkada

Further reading

  • barkada”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog barkada, from Philippine Spanish barcada (gang of friends), from Spanish barcada (boatload).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /baɾkada/ [baɹ.k̠ɑˈɾa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: bar‧ka‧da

Noun

barkada (Sulat Sūg spelling بَرْكَدَ) (Philippines)

  1. group of friends; gang of friends
    Synonym: panun
  2. buddy; pal
    Synonym: lundang panun
    Hinda Muhajil iban Dondon in manga barkada ku ha iskul.
    Muhajil and Dondon are my buddies in school.