barkada

English

Etymology

From Tagalog barkada, from Spanish barcada (“shipload”).

Noun

barkada (plural barkadas)

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

Anagrams

• Kabarda

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barcada (“boatload”), which underwent semantic change.

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

• kabarkada
• makibarkada

 

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish barcada (“boatload”), which underwent semantic change.

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

• barkadista

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Spanish barcada (“boatload”), which underwent semantic change.

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

From Spanish barcada (“boatload”), which underwent semantic change.

Noun

barkada

1. gang

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barcada (“boatload”) with semantic shift.

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

• barkadahan
• bumarkada
• dabarkads
• kabarkada
• kabarkadahin
• makibarkada
• mapagbarkada