barra

Meaning

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barrir

to trumpet (of an elephant: to make its characteristic call)

barrar

  1. to abate (to bar, to except)
  2. to bar (to obstruct the passage of)
  3. to debar (to exclude or shut out; to bar)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈba.ʁɐ/
Etymology

In summary

From Vulgar Latin *barra, possibly from Gaulish *barros (“the bushy end”), cognate with French barre and English bar. Doublet of bar.

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