barra

Catalan

noun
Definitions
  • bar metal item
  • (ballet) bar
  • loaf of bread
  • bar of chocolate
  • jawbone, mandible
  • cheek, impudence
  • (heraldry) bend sinister

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *barra derived from Gaulish *barros (the bushy end).

Origin

Gaulish

*barros

Gloss

the bushy end

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